Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5037
CVE-2007-5037
Description
Buffer overflow in the inotifytools_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the inotify-tools library before 3.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:inotify:inotify-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:inotify:inotify-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.10
- (no CPE)range: <3.11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- secunia.com/advisories/26825nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- osvdb.org/40563nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27616nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28221nvd
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.phpnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.htmlnvd
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