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CVE-2007-2452

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
04/06/2007
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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