CVE-2007-5037

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.

Published: 2007-09-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5037 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5037

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-09 1.75% 1.86% +0.12%
2 2025-03-30 2.69% 1.75% -0.94%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.69% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5037

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5037

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5037

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-5037 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (inotify-tools), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5037
ubuntu low CVE-2007-5037 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (inotify-tools), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): not-affected 3, DNE 2, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5037

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5037

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
inotify inotify-tools <= 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:inotify:inotify-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5037

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