CVE-2007-2452: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Jun 04 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GNU findutils | =4.2.28 | |
| GNU findutils | =4.2.29 | |
| GNU findutils | =4.2.30 | |
| GNU findutils | =4.1 | |
| GNU findutils | =4.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25477
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760
- http://osvdb.org/36827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/remedy
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/description
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/gnu
- canonical/gnu findutils
- version/gnu findutils/4.2.28
- version/gnu findutils/4.2.29
- version/gnu findutils/4.2.30
- version/gnu findutils/4.1
- version/gnu findutils/4.0