file Composite Document File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:52225

Info

file Composite Document File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 52225
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2012-1571
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 29 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:20PM
Credit: Florian Weimer
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 13.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server EUS 6.5.z
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 6.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle Enterprise Linux 7
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Gentoo Linux
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 2.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 1.0
file file 0
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
CentOS CentOS 6
Not Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.3-RC2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.3-PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE-p9
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p16
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.4-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE-p13
FreeBSD FreeBSD 10.0-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE-p6
file file 5.04-5+squeeze1

Discussion

file Composite Document File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability

The 'file' command is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit these issue to cause an affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code execution may be possible.

Exploit / POC

file Composite Document File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, attackers can use a browser or readily available network utilities.

Solution / Fix

file Composite Document File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011

References

file Composite Document File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability

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