CVE-2007-1536

Published: Mar 20, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: File: File

File

1 product

File

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
File File	Up to 4.19

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (86)

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc (unsafe URL)

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

PatchVendor 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 (unsafe URL)