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CVE-2007-2799

Publication date 23 May 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
file 7.04 feisty
Fixed 4.19-1ubuntu2.1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 4.17-2ubuntu1.2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 4.16-0ubuntu3.2

References

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