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Scientific Linux: CVE-2007-2799 Moderate Security Update for File Utility

Calendar Jun 01, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate arbitrary code execution file utility Scientific Linux
Moderate: file security update 
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:54:01 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for file on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: file security update
Issue date:	2007-05-30
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-2799

The fix for CVE-2007-1536 introduced a new integer underflow flaw in the
file utility. An attacker could create a carefully crafted file which,
if examined by a victim using the file utility, could lead to arbitrary
code execution. (CVE-2007-2799)

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
	file-4.10-3.0.2.el4.src.rpm
 i386:
	file-4.10-3.0.2.el4.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
	file-4.10-3.0.2.el4.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
	file-4.17-9.0.1.el5.src.rpm
 i386:
	file-4.17-9.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
	file-4.17-9.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson