CVE-2007-1536
HighPublished
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...
- Published
- Mar 20, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Mar 19, 2007
Primary CVSS
9.3/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C13.5%
Moderate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.4%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
Jean-Sebastien Guay-Leroux · linux · Mar 19, 2007
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