SB2015020217 - Resource management error in file (Alpine package)
Published: February 2, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015020217
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9621)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.