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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2007/000161.htmlPatch
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#015_file
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24548Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24592Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24604Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24608Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24616Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24617Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24723Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24754Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25133Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25393Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25931Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25989Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27307Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27314Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29179Vendor Advisory
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:04.file.asc
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.512926
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-179.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1274
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606700US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:067
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0124.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23021
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017796
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1040Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171452
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36283
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1148
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10658
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2007/000161.htmlPatch
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#015_file
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24548Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24592Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24604Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24608Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24616Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24617Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24723Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24754Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25133Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25393Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25931Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25989Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27307Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 20, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified