Security
Security
A vulnerability has been discovered in file allowing for a denial of service.
| Package | sys-apps/file on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | = 4.21 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.21-r1 |
file is a utility that identifies a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.
Conor Edberg discovered an error in the way file processes a specific regular expression.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, using excessive CPU ressources and possibly leading to a Denial of Service. Note that this vulnerability could be also triggered through an automatic file scanner like amavisd-new.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All file users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-4.20-r1"
Release date
April 17, 2007
Latest revision
September 17, 2007: 02
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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