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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : file (MDVSA-2014:051)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 72998
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Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated file package fixes security vulnerability :It was discovered that file before 5.17 contains a flaw in the handling of indirect magic rules in the libmagic library, which leads to an infinite recursion when trying to determine the file type of certain files (CVE-2014-1943).
Additionally, other well-crafted files might result in long computation times (while using 100% CPU) and overlong results.
A flaw was found in the way the file utility determined the type of Portable Executable (PE) format files, the executable format used on Windows. A malicious PE file could cause the file utility to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-2270).
A memory leak in file has also been fixed.
The affected packages have been upgraded to the 5.12 version and patched to correct these flaws.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 72998
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-051.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 3/14/2014
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:file, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64magic-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64magic-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64magic1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-magic, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1943, CVE-2014-2270
MDVSA: 2014:051