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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-2452
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CVE-2007-2452

Description:
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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34628

ST
  1018183

SREASON
  http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA25477

OSVDB
  36827

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded

BID
  24250


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