PT-2007-3777 · Gnu · Gnu Findutils

Published 2007-06-04 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2007-2452

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU findutils versions prior to 4.2.31

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the visit old format function in locate/locate.c, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in a locate database with the old format.

Recommendations For GNU findutils versions prior to 4.2.31, update to version 4.2.31 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-2452

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10758-1

Affected Products

Gnu Findutils

References · 17

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/24250 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2452 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2452 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10758-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2452 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2452 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25477 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018183 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2452 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015 · Note