An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02 | |
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965 |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-09-11 12:29
Updated : 2017-11-07 18:29
NVD link : CVE-2017-1000249
Mitre link : CVE-2017-1000249
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Products Affected
file_project
- file