DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2799

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2799

    Published: 23 May 2007Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2007-2799

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the "file" program 4.20, when running on 32-bit systems, as used in products including The Sleuth Kit, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large file that triggers an overflow that bypasses an assert() statement. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-1536.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2799

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: file

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.21-1

    Affected versions

    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