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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1969-1] file security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the DSA-1969-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

An issue has been found in file, a tool to determine file types by using magic numbers. The number of CDF_VECTOR elements had to be restricted in order to prevent a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).

Affected Software

Affected Software

'file' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u6. We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)