{"cve":"CVE-2007-2452","nvd":{"published":"2007-06-04T16:30:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:39:38.127","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083","http://osvdb.org/36827","http://secunia.com/advisories/25477","http://secunia.com/advisories/40551","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760"],"products":["gnu:findutils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:46:28.846926071+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-2452","score":0.02225,"percentile":0.82712,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}