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ID CVE-2007-2799
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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sleuth_kit:the_sleuth_kith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sleuth_kit:the_sleuth_kith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.1 (as of 16-10-2018 - 16:45)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-189
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK HIGH NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:10:44.370-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
  • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
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.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11012
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title 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.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
bugzilla
id 241022
title CVE-2007-2799 file integer overflow
oval
OR
  • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
    oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
  • AND
    • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304025
    • comment file is earlier than 0:4.10-3.0.2.el4
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20070391001
    • comment file is signed with Red Hat master key
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20070124002
  • AND
    • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070331005
    • comment file is earlier than 0:4.17-9.0.1.el5
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20070391004
    • comment file is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20070124005
rhsa
id RHSA-2007:0391
released 2007-05-30
severity Moderate
title RHSA-2007:0391: file security update (Moderate)
rpms
  • file-0:4.10-3.0.2.el4
  • file-0:4.17-9.0.1.el5
  • file-debuginfo-0:4.10-3.0.2.el4
  • file-debuginfo-0:4.17-9.0.1.el5
refmap via4
apple APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
bid 24146
bugtraq 20070524 FLEA-2007-0022-1: file
confirm
debian DSA-1343
gentoo GLSA-200705-25
mandriva MDKSA-2007:114
netbsd NetBSD-SA2008-001
osvdb 38498
sectrack 1018140
secunia
  • 25394
  • 25544
  • 25578
  • 25931
  • 26203
  • 26294
  • 26415
  • 29179
  • 29420
suse SUSE-SA:2007:040
trustix 2007-0024
ubuntu USN-439-2
vupen
  • ADV-2007-2071
  • ADV-2008-0924
xf file-assert-code-execution(34731)
Last major update 16-10-2018 - 16:45
Published 23-05-2007 - 21:30
Last modified 16-10-2018 - 16:45
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