MEDIUM
file integer overflow
Published May 23, 2007
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.70%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.2
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
file-0:4.10-3.0.2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0391
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
file-0:4.17-9.0.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0391
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | file-0:4.10-3.0.2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0391 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file-0:4.17-9.0.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0391 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.70% 0.02702
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02702
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02702) | 85.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02702) | 83.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.77% (0.02771) | 84.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.29% (0.05290) | 82.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 2.77% (0.02771) | 84.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01627) | 80.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.78% (0.02780) | 90.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 2.27% (0.02267) | 89.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 1.78% (0.01777) | 87.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 2.07% (0.02073) | 87.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 2.11% (0.02106) | 87.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02073) | 87.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.15% (0.02152) | 87.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (35)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://osvdb.org/38498 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25544 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25578 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25931 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26203 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26294 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26415 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-290.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.amavis.org/security/asa-2007-3.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1343 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:114 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0391.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24146 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018140 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2071 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2799 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=241022 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=241022 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2799
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11012 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2799
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner freebsd
Published May 23, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 22, 2007
Link CVE-2007-2799
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a