Gentoo: GLSA 200703-26 High: file Integer Underflow Threat
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March 30, 2007
A buffer underflow vulnerability has been reported in file allowing for the user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200703-26
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: file: Integer underflow
Date: March 30, 2007
Bugs: #171452
ID: 200703-26
Synopsis
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A buffer underflow vulnerability has been reported in file allowing for
the user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data
for patterns.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/file < 4.20 >= 4.20
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Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux reported an integer underflow in
file_printf function.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to run the "file" progra...
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