CVE-2007-2452

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    CVE-2007-2452

    Published: 4 Jun 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/25477, http://secunia.com/advisories/40551, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796, http://secunia.com/advisories/25477, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250, http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083, http://osvdb.org/36827, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High