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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201408-08.xml b/glsa-201408-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3969147d --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201408-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201408-08"> + <title>file: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in file could result in Denial of Service. </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">file</product> + <announced>August 26, 2014</announced> + <revised>August 29, 2014: 6</revised> + <bug>505534</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/file" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.15</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.15</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for + patterns. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>BEGIN regular expression in the awk script detector in + magic/Magdir/commands uses multiple wildcards with unlimited repetitions. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially + crafted file, + possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All file users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.15" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7345">CVE-2013-7345</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 06 Jul 2014 21:48:15 +0000"> + BlueKnight + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:33:10 +0000">Zlogene</metadata> +</glsa> |