Vulnerability CVE-2007-2452
Published: 2007-06-04   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
GNU Findutils release 4.2.31 fixes CVE-2007-2452 (GNU locate heap buffer overrun)
James Youngman
05.06.2007

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6/10
6.4/10
6.8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
GNU -> Findutils 

 References:
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628
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