{"id":"CVE-2019-5094","title":"An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3","summary":"An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787","CWE-787","CWE-787"],"vendor":"e2fsprogs_project","product":"e2fsprogs","affected":["e2fsprogs >= 1.43.3, <= 1.45.3","debian_linux = 8.0","debian_linux = 9.0","debian_linux = 10.0","fedora = 30","fedora = 31","ubuntu_linux = 12.04","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","ubuntu_linux = 18.04","ubuntu_linux = 19.04","hci_management_node","solidfire"],"published":"2019-09-24","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:16:53.847","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5094","references":[{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00029.html","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2AKETJ6BREDUHRWQTV35SPGG5C6H7KSI/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DOBCYQKCTTWXBLMUPJ5TX3FY7JNCOKY/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/58","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-05","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200115-0002/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0887","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-1/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-2/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4535","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00029.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2AKETJ6BREDUHRWQTV35SPGG5C6H7KSI/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DOBCYQKCTTWXBLMUPJ5TX3FY7JNCOKY/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/58","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-05","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200115-0002/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0887","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-2/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4535","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.01105,"epssPercentile":0.64918,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T07:21:04.820Z","slug":"CVE-2019-5094","body":"## Overview\n\nAn exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `e2fsprogs >= 1.43.3, <= 1.45.3`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `debian_linux = 9.0`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n- `fedora = 30`\n- `fedora = 31`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 12.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 18.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 19.04`\n- `hci_management_node`\n- `solidfire`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}