Out-of-Bounds Affecting file package, versions <1:5.32-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (22nd percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-FILE-301005
  • published 11 Sep 2017
  • disclosed 11 Sep 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 file to version 1:5.32-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file package and not the file package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).