cve/2007/CVE-2007-2452.md

### [CVE-2007-2452](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2452)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760

#### Github
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