CVE catalog
CVE-2007-2452
findutils: CVE-2007-2452
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.23% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | findutils | sid | 4.11.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | findutils | forky | 4.11.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | findutils | trixie | 4.10.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | findutils | bookworm | 4.9.0-4 | fixed |
| Opensuse | findutils | tumbleweed | 4.8.0-2.15 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | findutils | source | sid | 4.2.31-1 | low | Not reported | [426862] |
| Debian | findutils | source | forky | 4.2.31-1 | low | Not reported | [426862] |
| Debian | findutils | source | trixie | 4.2.31-1 | low | Not reported | [426862] |
| Debian | findutils | source | bookworm | 4.2.31-1 | low | Not reported | [426862] |
| Opensuse | findutils | rpm | tumbleweed | 4.8.0-2.15 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10758-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [findutils-lang]Unknown
Source package: [findutils]
Details (1)
4.11.0-1.2· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
4.8.0-2.15Version impact unknown
dsa · findutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [findutils]Fixed
Source package: [findutils]
Details (1)
4.11.0-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0-2.15dsa · findutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [findutils]Fixed
Details (2)
4.9.0-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · findutils · debian · 12
4.9.0-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · findutils · debian · 12
- [locate]Fixed
Source package: [findutils]
Details (2)
4.9.0-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · findutils · debian · 12
4.9.0-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · findutils · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [findutils]Fixed
Details (2)
4.10.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · 13
4.10.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · 13
- [locate]Fixed
Source package: [findutils]
Details (2)
4.10.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · 13
4.10.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.2.31-1dsa · findutils · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10758-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2452]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10758-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2452]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]