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CVE-2019-5188

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.03% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-01-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution

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CVE
CVE-2019-5188
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.03%

Original NVD Description

A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.