5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-2799
Sleuth Kit Integer Overflow RCE
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 23, 2007, 9:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 16, 2018, 4:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-2799 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 File file
1 Sleuth_kit the_sleuth_kith
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-2799.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/38498
http://secunia.com/advisories/25394 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25544 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25578 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25931 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26203 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26294 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29179
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-290.htm
http://www.amavis.org/security/asa-2007-3.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1343
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-25.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:114
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0391.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24146
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018140
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2071 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=241022 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11012

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-2799 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-2799 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/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:11012 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11012 [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/34731 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-2799 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-2007-2799 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.27 }} 0.49%

score

0.89358

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability