CVE-2007-2452 (GCVE-0-2007-2452)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-06-04 16:00
Modified
2024-08-07 13:42
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
secalert@redhat.com http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
secalert@redhat.com http://osvdb.org/36827
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/25477 Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
secalert@redhat.com http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250 Patch
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183
secalert@redhat.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015
secalert@redhat.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
secalert@redhat.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://osvdb.org/36827
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/25477 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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