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Resource Management Errors Affecting file package, versions <1:5.21+15-1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 3.65% (92nd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-FILE-301070
  • published 21 Jan 2015
  • disclosed 21 Jan 2015
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Introduced: 21 Jan 2015

CVE-2014-9621 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-399 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 file to version 1:5.21+15-1 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.

The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.