cve/2019/CVE-2019-5188.md

### [CVE-2019-5188](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5188)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=E2fsprogs&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-787%3A%20Out-of-bounds%20Write&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0973

#### Github
- https://github.com/gp47/xef-scan-ex02
- https://github.com/simonsdave/clair-cicd