Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities: Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG reported that using the file command on a specially-crafted ELF binary could lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption CVE-2014-8116. Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG reported that using th...

CVE-2014-8116

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8116

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

CVE-2014-8116

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

Design/Logic Flaw

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

EUVD-2014-7961

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

CVE-2014-8116

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

CVE-2014-8116

CVE-2014-8116 affects the file utility’s ELF parser (readelf.c) before 5.21, allowing remote DoS (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of program/section headers or invalid capabilities. Related entry CVE-2014-8117 affects softmagic.c recursion. Connected advisories confirm multiple vendo...

CVE-2014-8116

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

CVE-2014-8116

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8116

The ELF parser readelf.c in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption or crash via a large number of 1 program or 2 section headers or 3 invalid capabilities...

file -- multiple vulnerabilities

RedHat reports: Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG reported a number of denial of service issues resource consumption in the ELF parser used by file1. These issues were fixed in the 5.21 release of file1, but by mistake are missing from the changelog...

FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Multiple vulnerabilities in file1 and libmagic3 Category: contrib Module: file Announced: 2014-12-10...

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8485

The setupgroup function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file...

CVE-2014-8485

The setupgroup function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file...

Code injection

The setupgroup function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file...

CVE-2014-8485

CVE-2014-8485 concerns GNU Binutils’ libbfd (setup_group in bfd/elf.c). Affected: Binutils 2.24 and earlier. Issue: missing range checks in the ELF section group headers allow a remote attacker to crash the process or potentially execute arbitrary code. Impact: denial of service and possible code...

CVE-2014-8485

The setupgroup function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file...

CVE-2014-8485

The setupgroup function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : file (MDVSA-2014:236)

Updated file packages fix security vulnerability : An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in file's donote function in the way the file utility determined the note headers of a elf file. This could possibly lead to file executable crash CVE-2014-3710. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security,...