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Gentoo: GLSA-200412-07 Normal: File Utility Arbitrary Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2004
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Gentoo GLSA-200412-08 highlights a vulnerability in the PE header of select executable files, risking unauthorized code execution. Update your system to mitigate this issue
The code for parsing ELF headers in file contains a flaw which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-07 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: file: Arbitrary code execution Date: December 13, 2004 Bugs: #72521 ID: 200412-07

Synopsis ======= The code for parsing ELF headers in file contains a flaw which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Background ========= file is a utility used to identify the type of a file.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/file < 4.12 >= 4.12
========== A possible stack overflow has been found in the ELF header parsing code of file.
Impact ===== An attacker may be able to create a specially crafted ELF file which, when process...

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