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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200303-8
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          PACKAGE : file
          SUMMARY : buffer overflow
             DATE : 2003-03-08 22:11 UTC
          EXPLOIT : local
VERSIONS AFFECTED : <3.41 :="" fixed version>3.41
              CVE : CAN-2003-0102

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>From advisory:
"The file(1) command contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that can
be leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code under the
privileges of another user."

Read the full advisory at: 
/us-en

SOLUTION

It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
sys-apps/file upgrade to file-3.41 as follows:

emerge sync
emerge file
emerge clean

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aliz@gentoo.org - GnuPG key is available at   
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3.41

Gentoo: file Buffer overflow vulnerability

The file(1) command contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that canbe leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code under theprivileges of another user.

Summary


- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200303-8
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

>From advisory:
"The file(1) command contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that can
be leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code under the
privileges of another user."

Read the full advisory at: 
/us-en

SOLUTION

It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
sys-apps/file upgrade to file-3.41 as follows:

emerge sync
emerge file
emerge clean

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
aliz@gentoo.org - GnuPG key is available at   
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

3.41

Resolution

References

Availability

Concerns

Severity
PACKAGE : file
SUMMARY : buffer overflow
DATE : 2003-03-08 22:11 UTC
EXPLOIT : local
VERSIONS AFFECTED : <3.41 :="" fixed version>3.41
CVE : CAN-2003-0102

Synopsis

Background

Affected Packages

Impact

Workaround

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