The file command can be used to determine the type of files. iDEFENSE published a security report about a buffer overflow in the handling-routines for the ELF file-format. In conjunction with other mechanisms like print-filters, cron-jobs, eMail-scanners (like AMaViS) and alike this vulnerability can be used to gain higher privileges or to compromise the system remotely.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
openSUSE | 8.0 | i386 | file | < 3.37-206 | file-3.37-206.i386.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | ppc | file | < 3.33-69 | file-3.33-69.ppc.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.1 | i386 | file | < 3.32-118 | file-3.32-118.i386.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.1 | ppc | file | < 3.32-36 | file-3.32-36.ppc.rpm |
openSUSE | 8.1 | i586 | file | < 3.37-206 | file-3.37-206.i586.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.1 | alpha | file | < 3.32-69 | file-3.32-69.alpha.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | sparc | file | < 3.33-39 | file-3.33-39.sparc.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | i386 | file | < 3.33-85 | file-3.33-85.i386.rpm |