#VU38300 Buffer overflow in file - CVE-2017-1000249

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#VU38300 Buffer overflow in file - CVE-2017-1000249

Published: September 11, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38300
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000249
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
file
Software vendor:
Ian F. Darwin

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to manipulate data.

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).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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