File Utility Local Memory Allocation Vulnerability

BID:7009

Info

File Utility Local Memory Allocation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7009
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0102
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 04 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 08:06PM
Credit: Discovery credited to Jeff Johnson.
Vulnerable: file file 3.40
file file 3.39
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Redhat Linux for iSeries 7.1
+ Redhat Linux for pSeries 7.1
+ Sun Cobalt Qube 3
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 4
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6
+ Sun LX50
file file 3.37
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 8.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.3
file file 3.36
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
file file 3.35
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i686
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i586
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
file file 3.34
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
file file 3.33
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i686
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i586
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1
file file 3.32
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
file file 3.30
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7+
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i686
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0
file file 3.28
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2
Not Vulnerable: file file 3.41
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1

Discussion

File Utility Local Memory Allocation Vulnerability

It has been reported that a memory allocation issue exists the file program. Although details of this issue are currently unavailable, it is likely that this issue could be exploited to cause a denial of service condition, and potentially execute code as the user of the file utility.

Exploit / POC

File Utility Local Memory Allocation Vulnerability

Exploit contributed by CrZ <[email protected]> and LimpidByte <lbyte.void.ru>:

Solution / Fix

File Utility Local Memory Allocation Vulnerability

Solution:
Sun have reported that patches to address this issue are pending release. See referenced advisory (Sun Alert ID: 56040) for further detail.

SuSE has released a security advisory (SuSE-SA:2003:017) which contains fixes for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

Debian has released a security advisory (DSA-260-1) which contains fixes for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

Gentoo Linux users running sys-apps/file may upgrade to file-3.41 with the following commands:

emerge sync
emerge file
emerge clean

Trustix advisory TSL-2003-0006 contains fixes which address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Sun has released a fix for Sun Linux 5.0.6.

Fixes have been made available:


file file 3.28

file file 3.30

file file 3.32

file file 3.33

file file 3.34

file file 3.35

file file 3.36

file file 3.37

file file 3.39

file file 3.40

References

File Utility Local Memory Allocation Vulnerability

References:

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