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CVE-2015-0247

e2fsprogs: ext2fs_open2() missing first_meta_bg boundary check leading to heap buffer overflow (oCERT-015-002)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.9

CVSS 2.0

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Published · February 5, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in e2fsprogs. A specially crafted Ext2/3/4 file system could cause an application using the ext2fs library (for example, fsck) to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow