Heap-based buffer overflow in openfs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted block group descriptor data in a filesystem image.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0247 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.40% | 0.90% | +0.50% |
| 2 | 2026-02-26 | 0.31% | 0.40% | +0.09% |
| 3 | 2025-10-17 | — | 0.31% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2015-0247 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (e2fsprogs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0247 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2015-0247: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-06), 1 atom(s) (sys-fs/e2fsprogs); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-0247 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0247 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2015-0247 severity moderate: SUSE including 506 source package names (0.1.0:libcom_err2-1.43.8-4.3.1, 0.1.75:libcom_err2-1.43.8-4.3.1, …), 837 product×package rows across 218 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/dotnet-aspnet, … (218 product lines)): Fixed 629, Known Affected 157, Known Not Affected 51. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0247/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-0247 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (e2fsprogs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0247 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| e2fsprogs_project | e2fsprogs | <= 1.42.11 | cpe:2.3:a:e2fsprogs_project:e2fsprogs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 20 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 21 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |