CVE-2007-1536

Description

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 39.65% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1536?
CVE-2007-1536 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1536?
To fix CVE-2007-1536, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1536 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1536 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~40% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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