CVE-2007-1536
File Underflow Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 20, 2007, 8:19 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2007-1536 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2007-1536 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html Added Reference http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2007/000161.html Added Reference http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#015_file Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24548 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24592 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24604 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24608 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24616 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24617 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24723 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24754 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25133 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25393 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25931 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25989 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27307 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27314 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29179 Added Reference http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:04.file.asc Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.512926 Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-179.htm Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1274 Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606700 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:067 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0124.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23021 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017796 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1040 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171452 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36283 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1148 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10658 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10658 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10658 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36283 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36283 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 22, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-1536 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-1536
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
39.65 }} -5.38%
score
0.97015
percentile