CVE-2007-1536

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2007-02-08
Bugzilla:
233164: CVE-2007-1536 file 4.20 fixes a heap overflow in that can result in arbitrary code execution

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2007-1536 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (file) RHSA-2007:0124 2007-03-23
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (file) RHSA-2007:0124 2007-03-23

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