USN-3914-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3914-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3914-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3914-1
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Published
2019-03-21T15:10:50.459794Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:47Z
Summary
ntfs-3g vulnerability
Details

A heap buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G when executing it with a relative mount point path that is too long. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code as the administrator.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ntfs-3g

Package

Name
ntfs-3g
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1:2014.*

1:2014.2.15AR.3-3

1:2015.*

1:2015.3.14AR.1-1
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1build1
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-9755"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ntfs-3g

Package

Name
ntfs-3g
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1:2016.*

1:2016.2.22AR.2-2

1:2017.*

1:2017.3.23-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libntfs-3g88",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-9755"
        }
    ]
}