CVE-2017-1000249

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).
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 23%
VendorProductVersion
file_projectfile
5.29
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
file
bullseye (security)
1:5.39-3+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
1:5.39-3+deb11u1
fixed
jessie
not-affected
wheezy
not-affected
bookworm
1:5.44-3
fixed
sid
1:5.45-3
fixed
trixie
1:5.45-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
file
zesty
Fixed 1:5.29-3ubuntu0.1
released
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965
https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793
https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965
https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793
https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02