CVE-2007-2452

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.

Published: 2007-06-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-2452 is rated Moderate Risk (52.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.23%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2452

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.68% 2.23% +0.55%
2 2026-01-21 1.61% 1.68% +0.07%
3 2025-08-19 — 1.61% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2452

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2452

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-2452

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-2452 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (findutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2452
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2452
suse medium CVE-2007-2452 severity moderate: SUSE including 10 source package names (findutils-4.10.0-160000.2.2, findutils-4.4.0-38.24.11, …), 14 product×package rows across 8 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, … (8 product lines)): Fixed 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2452/
ubuntu negligible CVE-2007-2452 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (findutils), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): released 8, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2452

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-2452

  • Red Hat (2007-06-11T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. Red Hat did not ship GNU locate in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. This issue does not affect the ’mlocate’ or ’slocate’ packages that are supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2452

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu findutils 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu findutils 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu findutils 4.2.28 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu findutils 4.2.29 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu findutils 4.2.30 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2452

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