CVE-2007-2452

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 (22)

• secalert@redhathttp://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
• secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/36827
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/25477
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/40551
• secalert@redhathttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183
• secalert@redhathttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015
• secalert@redhathttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
• secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/36827
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25477
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/40551