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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2369-1 Critical Vulnerability: File DoS Crash

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Calendar Grey October 3, 2014
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2370-2 addresses a vulnerability in a file handling component impacting multiple versions with corrective measures provided.
file could be made to crash or run programs as your login if itopened a specially crafted file.

Summary

file could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it

opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- file: Tool to determine file types

Details:

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain CDF documents. A

attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash, resulting

in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update instructions software issue ubuntu file

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  file                            1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  file                            5.09-2ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  file                            5.03-5ubuntu1.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2369-1

CVE-2014-3587

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October 03, 2014

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update instructions software issue ubuntu file

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.09-2ubuntu0.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.03-5ubuntu1.4

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