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Gentoo: GLSA-200705-25 High Severity: File Integer Overflow Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey May 31, 2007
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Integer overflow vulnerability in software permits user-assisted code execution on Gentoo Linux. Systems at risk should apply updates promptly.
An integer overflow vulnerability has been reported in file allowing for the user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200705-25 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: file: Integer overflow Date: May 31, 2007 Bugs: #179583 ID: 200705-25

Synopsis ======= An integer overflow vulnerability has been reported in file allowing for the user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/file < 4.21 >= 4.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------- # Package 1 only applies to x86, PPC and HPPA users.
========== Colin Percival from FreeBSD re...

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