CVE-2007-2799
file
EPSS 3.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2007-2799
To remediate CVE-2007-2799, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/file—upgrade to 4.21-1 or later
- Debian/file—upgrade to 4.12-1sarge2 or later
- —upgrade to 4.17-5etch3 or later
Is CVE-2007-2799 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.21-1
- from 0, < 4.12-1sarge2
- from 0, < 4.17-5etch3