5.1

CVE-2007-2799: file Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2007:0391DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2799DSA-1343-1
Published 23-05-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-2799 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) Numeric Errors vulnerability in file. EPSS estimates a 2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10755-1

Timeline

  1. 23-05-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in the "file" program 4.20, when running on 32-bit systems, as used in products including The Sleuth Kit, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large file that triggers an overflow that bypasses an assert() statement. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-1536.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.70% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat2 products
  • file< 0:4.10-3.0.2.el4 | < 0:4.17-9.0.1.el5
  • file-debuginfo< 0:4.10-3.0.2.el4 | < 0:4.17-9.0.1.el5
Debian1 product
  • file< 4.12-1sarge2 | < 4.17-5etch2 | < 4.17-5etch3 | < 4.21-1
File1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

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