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CVE-2007-1536
Integer underflow in the file_printf function in the "file" program before 4.20 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 13.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- File(1) 4.13 - Command File_PrintF Integer Underflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29753remote, linuxpublished 19 Mar 2007Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.6% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 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)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-1530 (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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