CVE-2007-1536

N/A Unknown
Published: March 20, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
41.9%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

file

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