Definition

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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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

Status:

ACCEPTED

Platform(s):

Oracle Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Class:

vulnerability

Reference(s):

CVE-2007-2799

Product(s):