DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1536
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2007-03-20T20:19:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:32Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Integer underflow in the file_printf function in the "file" program before 4.20 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.20-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536.json"

Debian:13 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.20-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536.json"

Debian:14 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.20-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536.json"