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CVE-2007-2452
Published: Jun 4, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
SSRT100018
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
findutils-filename-bo(34628)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
HPSBMA02554
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
ADV-2007-2015
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
40551
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
36827
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
20070530 GNU Findutils release 4.2.31 fixes CVE-2007-2452 (GNU locate heap buffer overrun)
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
25477
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
2760
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
ADV-2010-1796
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
1018183
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
24250
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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