The 'file' package in Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04, 12.10, and 13.10 is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to mishandling of PE executable files
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 133 |
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![]() | Ubuntu Update for file USN-2162-1 | 8 Apr 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2163-1) | 8 Apr 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Ubuntu Update for php5 USN-2163-1 | 8 Apr 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0123) | 28 Jan 202200:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2014:0670-1) | 9 Jun 202100:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-313) | 8 Sep 201500:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for file FEDORA-2014-3589 | 3 Apr 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for file FEDORA-2014-3606 | 17 Mar 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2873-1) | 10 Mar 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for file FEDORA-2014-3589 | 3 Apr 201400:00 | β | openvas |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2162-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841771");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-2270");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-04-08 06:33:45 +0000 (Tue, 08 Apr 2014)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:05+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:05 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2162-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(10\.04\ LTS|12\.04\ LTS|12\.10|13\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2162-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2162-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the USN-2162-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that file incorrectly handled PE executable files. An
attacker could use this issue to cause file to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'file' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.10.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU10.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"file", ver:"5.03-5ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libmagic1", ver:"5.03-5ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"file", ver:"5.09-2ubuntu0.3", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libmagic1", ver:"5.09-2ubuntu0.3", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU12.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"file", ver:"5.11-2ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libmagic1", ver:"5.11-2ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU13.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"file", ver:"5.11-2ubuntu4.2", rls:"UBUNTU13.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libmagic1", ver:"5.11-2ubuntu4.2", rls:"UBUNTU13.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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