Debian DSA-3121-1 : file - security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 80420
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Multiple security issues have been found in file, a tool/library to determine a file type. Processing a malformed file could result in denial of service. Most of the changes are related to parsing ELF files.As part of the fixes, several limits on aspects of the detection were added or tightened, sometimes resulting in messages like 'recursion limit exceeded' or 'too many program header sections'.
To mitigate such shortcomings, these limits are controllable by a new
- -P, --parameter option in the file program.
Solution
Upgrade the file packages.For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 5.11-2+deb7u7.
For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems will be fixed soon.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=773148
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 80420
File Name: debian_DSA-3121.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 1/9/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:file, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2015
Reference Information
DSA: 3121