CVE-2007-2799

Description

Integer overflow in the "file" program 4.20, when running on 32-bit systems, as used in products including The Sleuth Kit, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large file that triggers an overflow that bypasses an assert() statement. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-1536.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.77% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1343 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29179 third party advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=241022 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-290.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018140 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311
http://secunia.com/advisories/25931 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.amavis.org/security/asa-2007-3.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/25544 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:114 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0391.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25578 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2071 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25394 third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://secunia.com/advisories/26294 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26203 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-25.xml vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11012 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24146 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/38498 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-2 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2799?
CVE-2007-2799 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2799?
To fix CVE-2007-2799, 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-2007-2799 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2799 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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