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Gentoo: 220815-24 Advisory: File System Exposure Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey April 18, 2007
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A critical security flaw affecting the file package in Gentoo has been discovered. It's important to update immediately to reduce exposure and review the advisory for details.
A vulnerability has been discovered in file allowing for a denial of service.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200704-13 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: File: Denial of Service Date: April 17, 2007 Bugs: #174217 ID: 200704-13

Synopsis ======= A vulnerability has been discovered in file allowing for a denial of service.
Background ========= file is a utility that identifies a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/file == 4.20 >= 4.20-r1
========== Conor Edberg discovered an error in the way file processes a specific regular expression.
Impact ===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, using excessive CPU...

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