GLSA 201209-14: file: Denial of Service

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Severity:	normal
Title:	file: Denial of Service
Date:	09/26/2012
Bugs:	#427368
ID:	201209-14

Synopsis

A vulnerability in file could result in Denial of Service.

Background

file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/file	< 5.11	>= 5.11	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple out-of-bounds read errors and invalid pointer dereference errors have been found in cdf.c.

Impact

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.

Resolution

All file users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.11"

References

CVE-2012-1571

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-14.xml

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.