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CVE-2007-1536

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-1536 is an integer underflow vulnerability in the file_printf function of the "file" program, versions prior to 4.20. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. While no active exploitation is reported, a public exploit (EDB-29753) exists, and its high EPSS and FAUCET scores indicate significant potential risk, despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:file:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-29753 · Mar 19, 2007
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1223 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: file-0:4.10-3.EL4.5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: file-0:4.17-9.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-1536Important

file 4.20 fixes a heap overflow in that can result in arbitrary code execution

Feb 8, 2007

References

ftp.netbsd.org / pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc
docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
mx.gw.com / pipermail/file/2007/000161.html
Patch
openbsd.org / errata40.html
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/24548
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24592
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24604
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24608
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24616
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24617
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24723
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/24754
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25133
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25393
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25402
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25931
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25989
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27307
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27314
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29179
Vendor Advisory
security.freebsd.org / advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:04.file.asc
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/36283
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1148
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10658
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-179.htm
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1274
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/606700
US Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0124.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/477861/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/477950/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/23021
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-439-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/1040
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/1939
Vendor Advisory