DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2452

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2452
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2452.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2452
Upstream
Published
2007-06-04T16:30:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:25:45Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the visitoldformat 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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / findutils

Package

Name
findutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/findutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.31-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / findutils

Package

Name
findutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/findutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.31-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / findutils

Package

Name
findutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/findutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.31-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / findutils

Package

Name
findutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/findutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.31-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}