CVE-2019-9755
ntfs-3g - security update
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
An integer underflow issue exists in ntfs-3g 2017.3.23. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by running /bin/ntfs-3g with specially crafted arguments from a specially crafted directory to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a crash or the ability to execute arbitrary code. In installations where /bin/ntfs-3g is a setuid-root binary, this could lead to a local escalation of privileges.
How to fix CVE-2019-9755
To remediate CVE-2019-9755, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2017.3.23-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2014.2.15AR.2-1+deb8u4 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2016.2.22AR.1+dfsg-1+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-9755 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2017.3.23-r2
- from 0, < 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3
- from 0, < 1:2014.2.15AR.2-1+deb8u4
- from 0, < 1:2016.2.22AR.1+dfsg-1+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |