CVE-2007-2799

Published: May 23, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the "file" program 4.20, when running on 32-bit systems, as used in products including The Sleuth Kit, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large file that triggers an overflow that bypasses an assert() statement. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-1536.

Affected (2)

Products: File: File · Sleuth Kit: The Sleuth Kith

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
File File	Version 4.2
Sleuth Kit The Sleuth Kith	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (62)

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

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://osvdb.org/38498

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25394

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/25544

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/25578

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/25931

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26203

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26294

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26415

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29179

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-290.htm

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.amavis.org/security/asa-2007-3.txt

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1343

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-25.xml

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:114

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0391.html

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threaded

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24146

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018140

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-2

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2071

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=241022

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11012

Source: secteam@freebsd.org

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