CVE-2019-5188

Description

A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Version 3.1

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2019-5188
Base Score: 6.7
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 0.8

cisco

CVE ID: CVE-2019-5188
Base Score: 7.5
Base Severity: HIGH
Vector String:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 6.0
Exploitability Score: 0.8

CVSS Version 2.0

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2019-5188
Base Score: 4.4
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Refrence: NVDMITRE