CVE-2007-5159: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2007-5159: The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign inc...

The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign incorrect permissions (setuid root) to mount.ntfs-3g, which allows local users with fuse group membership to read from and write to arbitrary block devices, possibly involving a file descriptor leak.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedSep 16, 2024, 18:24 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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This is an old Linux packaging mistake in ntfs-3g. On affected Fedora 7 and Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy packages, a mount helper was installed with root privileges. Local users in the fuse group could potentially read or write arbitrary block devices, creating a serious data-access and integrity risk on shared systems. Exposure is most likely on legacy Fedora 7 or Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy hosts with the affected ntfs-3g package installed and local users assigned to the fuse group. Modern systems are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Treat this as a legacy-system containment issue. It is not reported as internet-exploitable, but on shared affected hosts it could expose or corrupt disk data. Prioritize if any legacy Fedora 7 or Ubuntu 7.10 systems remain in use. Mitigation focus: Update Fedora 7 ntfs-3g to 1.913-2.fc7 or later where applicable.; For Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, check vendor guidance for the corrected ntfs-3g package.; Remove unnecessary fuse group membership from local users..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 03:11 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Oct 1, 2007, 00:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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FEDORA-2007-2295CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=298651CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
[fedora-desktop-list] 20070918 Re: fuse (Was Re: early-gdm redux)CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST

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