Out-of-Bounds Affecting file package, versions <1:5.17-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 95.86% (100th percentile)
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NVD
4.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-FILE-300948
  • published 14 Mar 2014
  • disclosed 14 Mar 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 file to version 1:5.17-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.