Upstream information

CVE-2007-2452 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 278694 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • findutils >= 4.4.0-38.24.11
  • findutils-locate >= 4.4.0-38.24.11
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA findutils-4.4.0-38.24.11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • findutils >= 4.4.0-38.26.1
  • findutils-locate >= 4.4.0-38.26.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA findutils-4.4.0-38.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • findutils >= 4.4.0-38.26.1
  • findutils-locate >= 4.4.0-38.26.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA findutils-4.4.0-38.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • findutils >= 4.4.0-38.26.1
  • findutils-locate >= 4.4.0-38.26.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA findutils-4.4.0-38.26.1
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
  • findutils >= 4.9.0-2.181
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA findutils-4.9.0-2.181
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
  • findutils >= 4.9.0-slfo.1.1_1.4
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA findutils-4.9.0-slfo.1.1_1.4
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • findutils >= 4.8.0-2.15
  • findutils-lang >= 4.8.0-2.15
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10758

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 03:26:51 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:56 2025