CVE-2007-1536

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—💥 Exploit
Integer underflow in the file_printf function in the "file" program before 4.20 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 9.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 13%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 96
Score date: 10/11/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
Published on Exploit-DB · File(1) 4.13 - Command File_PrintF Integer Underflow (3/19/2007)
Affected technologies (1)

File — File
CWEs

CWE-189
References

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