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CVE-2007-2452

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Published: Jun 4, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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6.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 6.8 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the visit_old_format function in locate/locate.c in locate in GNU findutils before 4.2.31 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in a locate database that has the old format, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1036.

Affected (5)

Products: Gnu: Findutils
1 product
Findutils
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Version 4.0
Version 4.1
Version 4.2.28
Version 4.2.29
Version 4.2.30

References (22)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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