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CVE-2007-1536 Detail

Current 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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-1536
NVD Published Date:
03/20/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE