VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-2452
Heap-based buffer overflow in the visit_old_format function in locate/locate.c in locate in GNU findutils before 4.2.31 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in a locate database that has the old format, a…
MEDIUM 6.0EPSS 2.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the visit_old_format function in locate/locate.c in locate in GNU findutils before 4.2.31 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in a locate database that has the old format, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1036.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/findutils
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
- http://osvdb.org/36827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25477Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
- http://osvdb.org/36827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25477Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.