Vulnerability identifier: #VU32448
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
file
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Ian F. Darwin
Description
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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
file: 5.16 - 5.21
External links
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
http://github.com/file/file/commit/65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276c
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
http://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.