SB2012092605 - Gentoo update for file
Published: September 26, 2012 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012092605
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1571)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.