In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in cat() in ntfscat.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the ntfscat binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading a file.
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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000
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| Title | Heap Buffer Overflow in NTFS-3G ntfscat Utility |
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-122 |
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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| Title | Heap Buffer Overflow in NTFS-3G ntfscat Utility |
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000
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| Title | Heap Buffer Overflow in NTFS-3G ntfscat | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-120 |
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:tuxera:ntfs-3g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
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| Title | Heap Buffer Overflow in NTFS-3G ntfscat | |
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Tuxera
Tuxera ntfs-3g |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-120 | |
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Tuxera
Tuxera ntfs-3g |
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in cat() in ntfscat.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the ntfscat binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading a file. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-19T18:52:20.034Z
Reserved: 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-42616
Updated: 2026-10-19T17:04:44.479Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2026-10-07T14:17:09.423
Modified: 2026-10-19T19:18:07.357
Link: CVE-2026-42616
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