Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-2799
CVE-2007-2799
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.20
- cpe:2.3:a:sleuth_kit:the_sleuth_kith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
31- secunia.com/advisories/25394nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25544nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25578nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25931nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26203nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26294nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26415nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29420nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2071nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.ascnvd
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/38498nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29179nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-290.htmnvd
- www.amavis.org/security/asa-2007-3.txtnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1343nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-25.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0391.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24146nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-2nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11012nvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.