>> File "file_printf()" Function File Scanning Client-Side Integer Underflow Vulnerability
Title : File "file_printf()" Function File Scanning Client-Side Integer Underflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1040 CVE ID : CVE-2007-1536 - CVE-2007-2799
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-03-21
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in File, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue is due to an integer underflow error in the "file_printf()" function, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable machine by tricking a user or an automated system to test a specially crafted file.
Note : A regression caused by an incorrect patch for the vulnerability above could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large file.
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