5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.058 Low
EPSS
Percentile
93.3%
file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.
A flaw was found in the way the file utility determines the type of a file.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All file users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.17"
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gentoo | any | all | sys-apps/file | < 5.17 | UNKNOWN |