Gentoo: GLSA 202310-22 Medium: Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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September 26, 2012
A vulnerability in file could result in Denial of Service.
Summary
Multiple out-of-bounds read errors and invalid pointer dereference errors have been found in cdf.c.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All file users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.11"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-1571 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1571
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-14
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: file: Denial of Service
Date: September 26, 2012
Bugs: #427368
ID: 201209-14
Topics Covered
Background
file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data
for patterns.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/file < 5.11 >= 5.11
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
Composite Document File (CDF) using file, possibly resulting in a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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