Buffer Overflow Affecting file-libs package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.4% (74th percentile)
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NVD
7.3 high
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Red Hat
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-FILELIBS-1953839
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 23 Feb 2016

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 file-libs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file-libs package and not the file-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The file_check_mem function in funcs.c in file before 5.23, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5, mishandles continuation-level jumps, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted magic file.