CVE-2015-1572
CVE-2015-1572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in E2fsprogs Project E2fsprogs with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.6)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (44th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: E2fsprogs Project E2fsprogs
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in closefs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by causing a crafted block group descriptor to be marked as dirty. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0247.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1572?
- Heap-based buffer overflow in closefs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by causing a crafted block group descriptor to be marked as dirty. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0247.
- How severe is CVE-2015-1572?
- CVE-2015-1572 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2015-1572 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (44th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2015-1572?
- CVE-2015-1572 primarily affects E2fsprogs Project E2fsprogs. In total, 6 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2015-1572?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2015-1572 published?
- CVE-2015-1572 was published on 2015-02-24 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0088.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/150606.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/150805.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00010.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3166
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:067
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:068
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72709
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2507-1
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/commit/?id=49d0fe2a14f2a23da2fe299643379b8c1d37df73
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-22
Affected products (6)
- cpe:2.3:a:e2fsprogs_project:e2fsprogs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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