Explain CVE-2007-1536
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '27314', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/27314'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530'}, {'name': '25393', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25393'}, {'name': '29179', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29179'}, {'name': 'ADV-2007-1939', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939'}, {'name': '23021', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23021'}, {'name': '24616', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24616'}, {'name': '1017796', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017796'}, {'name': '[4.0] 20070709 015: SECURITY FIX: July 9, 2007', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_OPENBSD'], 'url': 'http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#015_file'}, {'name': '27307', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/27307'}, {'name': '[file] 20070302 file-4.20 is now available', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2007/000161.html'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2007:067', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:067'}, {'name': '20070828 Re: OpenBSD 4.1 - Heap overflow vulnerabillity', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2007:005', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html'}, {'name': '24723', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24723'}, {'name': '24754', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24754'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2007-05-24', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html'}, {'name': '25402', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25402'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2007:0124', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0124.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171452'}, {'name': '25989', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25989'}, {'name': '24604', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24604'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10658', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10658'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2007:040', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html'}, {'name': '25931', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25931'}, {'name': 'DSA-1274', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1274'}, {'name': '24617', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24617'}, {'name': 'openbsd-file-bo(36283)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36283'}, {'name': 'ADV-2007-1040', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1040'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-179.htm'}, {'name': '25133', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25133'}, {'name': 'FreeBSD-SA-07:04', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FREEBSD'], 'url': 'http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:04.file.asc'}, {'name': 'USN-439-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-1'}, {'name': 'NetBSD-SA2008-001', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_NETBSD'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc'}, {'name': 'VU#606700', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606700'}, {'name': '24608', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24608'}, {'name': '20070825 OpenBSD 4.1 - Heap overflow vulnerabillity', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200703-26', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200710-19', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml'}, {'name': '24548', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24548'}, {'name': '24592', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24592'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1148'}, {'name': 'SSA:2007-093-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.512926'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED