CVE catalog
CVE-2007-5037
inotify-tools: CVE-2007-5037
- Severity
- High
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.03% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | inotify-tools | sid | 4.25.9.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | inotify-tools | forky | 4.25.9.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | inotify-tools | trixie | 4.23.9.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | inotify-tools | bookworm | 3.22.6.0-4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | inotify-tools | source | sid | 3.11-1 | medium | Not reported | [443913] |
| Debian | inotify-tools | source | forky | 3.11-1 | medium | Not reported | [443913] |
| Debian | inotify-tools | source | trixie | 3.11-1 | medium | Not reported | [443913] |
| Debian | inotify-tools | source | bookworm | 3.11-1 | medium | Not reported | [443913] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [inotify-tools]Fixed
Details (2)
3.22.6.0-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · bookworm; dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 12
3.22.6.0-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · bookworm; dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 12
- [libinotifytools0]Fixed
Source package: [inotify-tools]
Details (2)
3.22.6.0-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · bookworm; dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 12
3.22.6.0-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · bookworm; dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 12
- [libinotifytools0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [inotify-tools]
Details (2)
3.22.6.0-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · bookworm; dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 12
3.22.6.0-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · bookworm; dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [inotify-tools]Fixed
Source package: [inotify-tools]
Details (2)
4.23.9.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 13
4.23.9.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 13
- [libinotifytools0]Fixed
Source package: [inotify-tools]
Details (2)
4.23.9.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 13
4.23.9.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 13
- [libinotifytools0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [inotify-tools]
Details (2)
4.23.9.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 13
4.23.9.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.11-1dsa · inotify-tools · debian · 13
Observed: