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Debian: DSA-2873-1 Urgent: Critical Memory Access File Vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities have been found in file, a file type classification tool. Aaron Reffett reported a flaw in the way the file utility determined the . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2873-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 11, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : file Vulnerability : several CVE ID : CVE-2014-2270 Debian Bug : 703993 Several vulnerabilities have been found in file, a file type classification tool. Aaron Reffett reported a flaw in the way the file utility determined the type of Portable Executable (PE) format files, the executable format used on Windows. When processing a defective or intentionally prepared PE executable which contains invalid offset information, the file_strncmp routine will access memory that is out of bounds, causing file to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project ID CVE-2014-2270 has been assigned to identify this flaw. Mike Frysinger reported that file's rule for detecting AWK scripts significantly slows down file. The regular expression to detect AWK files contained two star operators, which could be exploited to cause excessive backtracking in the regex engine. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 5.04-5+squeeze4. For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 5.11-2+deb7u2. For the testing distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:5.17-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1:5.17-1. We recommend that you upgrade your file packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at:http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The latest Debian Security Advisory DSA-2873-1 reveals important security vulnerabilities in the file utility, urging users to apply updates immediately to safeguard their systems. Debian Security, File Tool Issues, Software Update Guide, PE Format Risk. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 11, 2014 •Critical Debian