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

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

13.6% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (42)

• 27314 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25393 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1939 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 23021 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 24616 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1017796 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• [4.0] 20070709 015: SECURITY FIX: July 9, 2007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
• 27307 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [file] 20070302 file-4.20 is now available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 20070828 Re: OpenBSD 4.1 - Heap overflow vulnerabillity (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2007:005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 24723 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24754 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-05-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 25402 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0124 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171452 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25989 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24604 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10658 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 25931 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1274 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 24617 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• openbsd-file-bo(36283) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1040 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-179.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25133 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FreeBSD-SA-07:04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
• USN-439-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• VU#606700 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 24608 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070825 OpenBSD 4.1 - Heap overflow vulnerabillity (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• GLSA-200703-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• GLSA-200710-19 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 24548 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24592 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1148 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SSA:2007-093-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 12:59 UTC.