# CVE-2007-5037: Buffer overflow in the inotifytools\_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the inotify-tools library before 3.11 allows context-dependen

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-09-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://osvdb.org/40563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27616
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28221
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26825
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687

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