Debian/file: unknown

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.

Action: Upgrade file to 4.20-1 or later.

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1536#Debian:13/file
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1536

published 2007-03-20T20:19:00Z · modified 2026-10-21T17:47:36.025510506Z · JSON