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CVE-2007-1536

Integer underflow in the file_printf function in the "file" program before 4.20 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published

2007-03-20T20:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	file	file	≤ 4.19	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc ([email protected])
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html ([email protected])
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2007/000161.html Patch ([email protected])
http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#015_file ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24548 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24592 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24604 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24608 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24616 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24617 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24723 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24754 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25133 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25393 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25931 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25989 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27307 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27314 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29179 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:04.file.asc ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml ([email protected])
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.512926 ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-179.htm ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1274 ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606700 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:067 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0124.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23021 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017796 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1040 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171452 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36283 ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1148 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10658 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2007/000161.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#015_file (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24548 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24592 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24604 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24608 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24616 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24617 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24723 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24754 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25133 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25393 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25931 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25989 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27307 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27314 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29179 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:04.file.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.512926 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-179.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1274 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606700 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:067 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0124.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23021 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017796 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1040 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171452 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36283 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1148 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10658 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)