CVE-2007-2452

Published Jun 4, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2445 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:42 PM
Reserved
May 2, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 4, 2007, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:39 PM