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CVE-2007-2452

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2007-06-01	findutils -- GNU locate heap buffer overrun

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CVE-2007-2452 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2007-2452
Phase	Assigned(20070502)

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.

References

Source	Reference
BUGTRAQ	20070530 GNU Findutils release 4.2.31 fixes CVE-2007-2452 (GNU locate heap buffer overrun)
HP	HPSBMA02554
HP	SSRT100018
BID	24250
SECUNIA	40551
VUPEN	ADV-2007-2015
OSVDB	36827
SECTRACK	1018183
SECUNIA	25477
SREASON	2760
VUPEN	ADV-2010-1796
XF	findutils-filename-bo(34628)