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Out-of-Bounds Affecting file package, versions <5.11-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.95% (83rd 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-301095
  • published 17 Jul 2012
  • disclosed 17 Jul 2012
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Introduced: 17 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-1571 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 file to version 5.11-1 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.

file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Composite Document File (CDF) file that triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) an invalid pointer dereference.