Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

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.

Affected products

Inotify/Inotify Tools
cpe:2.3:a:inotify:inotify-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.10

Patches

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References

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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