CVE-2007-1536 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.45% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| file | file |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | File(1) 4.13 - Command File_PrintF Integer Underflow | 2007-03-19 |
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2007/000161.html
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#015_file
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24548
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24592
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24604
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24608
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24617
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24723
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25931
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25989
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27307
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27314
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