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Out-of-Bounds Affecting file package, versions <1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability 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-UBUNTU1404-FILE-300970
  • published 20 May 2016
  • disclosed 20 May 2016
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Introduced: 20 May 2016

CVE-2015-8865 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 file to version 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.

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