file is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists as the fix for CVE-2007-1536 introduced a new integer underflow flaw in the file utility. An attacker could create a carefully crafted file which, if examined by a victim using the file utility, could lead to arbitrary code execution.
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-001.txt.asc
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
osvdb.org/38498
secunia.com/advisories/25394
secunia.com/advisories/25544
secunia.com/advisories/25578
secunia.com/advisories/25931
secunia.com/advisories/26203
secunia.com/advisories/26294
secunia.com/advisories/26415
secunia.com/advisories/29179
secunia.com/advisories/29420
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-290.htm
www.amavis.org/security/asa-2007-3.txt
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1343
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-25.xml
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:114
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_40_file.html
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0391.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469520/30/6420/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/24146
www.securitytracker.com/id?1018140
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-439-2
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2071
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0391
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=241022
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34731
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11012