Integer overflow in the "file" program 4.20, when running on 32-bit systems, as used in products including The Sleuth Kit, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large file that triggers an overflow that bypasses an assert() statement. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-1536.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2799 is rated Moderate Risk (51.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.49%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-01-09 | 3.35% | 3.49% | +0.13% |
| 2 | 2025-08-07 | 3.15% | 3.35% | +0.21% |
| 3 | 2025-06-17 | — | 3.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2007-2799 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (file), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2799 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2007-2799: 2 GLSA(s) (200705-25, 200710-19), 2 atom(s) (app-forensics/sleuthkit, sys-apps/file); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-2799 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2799 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2007-2799 severity moderate: SUSE including 29 source package names (file-32bit-4.24-43.17, file-32bit-4.24-43.19.1, …), 29 product×package rows across 9 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, … (9 product lines)): Fixed 29. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2799/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-2799 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (file), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2799 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| file | file | 4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:file:file:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sleuth_kit | the_sleuth_kith | — | cpe:2.3:a:sleuth_kit:the_sleuth_kith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |