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critical 9.3

CVE-2007-1536 in the critical feed json

Integer underflow in the file_printf function in the "file" program before 4.20 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code vi…

published 2007-03-20 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1530

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.6%
EPSS 13.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • file Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.20-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536

  • file RHEL 4 4.10-3.EL4.5
  • file RHEL 5 4.17-9.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0124

  • file openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.40-1.14

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10755-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-1536 updated

file 4.20 fixes a heap overflow in that can result in arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) file 4.17-9.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 file 4.10-3.EL4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) file 4.17-9.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 file 4.10-3.EL4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 file 4.10-3.EL4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 file 4.10-3.EL4.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0124

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-29753)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-29753 File(1) 4.13 - Command File_PrintF Integer Underflow remote, 2007-03-19

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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