CVE-2007-2799 in fileinfo

Summary

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.

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Reservation

05/22/2007

Disclosure

05/23/2007

Entries

1: VDB-36949

CPE

ready

CVSS

7.3

EPSS

0.03487

Activities

Very Low

Sources

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