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HistoryMar 13, 2014 - 12:00 a.m.

file: Denial of service

2014-03-1300:00:00
Gentoo Foundation
security.gentoo.org
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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%

Background

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

Description

A flaw was found in the way the file utility determines the type of a file.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted 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-5.17"
OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Gentooanyallsys-apps/file< 5.17UNKNOWN

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%