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CVE-2007-1536· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Integer underflow in the file_printf function in the "file" program before 4.20 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via

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.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 20, 2007
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
13.5% · 96th percentile
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Action score

41

Plan

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CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 13.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
filefile

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • file fileup to 4.19 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12filebefore 4.20-14.20-1
Debian:3.1filebefore 4.12-1sarge14.12-1sarge1
Debian:4.0filebefore 4.17-5etch14.17-5etch1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedfilebefore 5.40-1.145.40-1.14
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asfilebefore 0:4.10-3.EL4.50:4.10-3.EL4.5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asfile-debuginfobefore 0:4.10-3.EL4.50:4.10-3.EL4.5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientfilebefore 0:4.17-9.el50:4.17-9.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientfile-debuginfobefore 0:4.17-9.el50:4.17-9.el5

Same product

file: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2004-1304Stack-based buffer overflow in the ELF header parsing code in file before 4.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF
    43Plan
  • CVE-2007-2799Integer overflow in the "file" program 4.20, when running on 32-bit systems, as used in products including The Sleuth Kit, might allow user-
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2003-0102Buffer overflow in tryelf() in readelf.c of the file command allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user running file, possibly v
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:file4.20-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:file5.40-1.14 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:file0:4.10-3.EL4.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:file-debuginfo0:4.10-3.EL4.5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2007-03-19

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-2 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+7134 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-189 · Numeric Errors

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Noroxi analysis

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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