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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201408-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: file: Denial of Service
Date: August 26, 2014
Bugs: #505534
ID: 201408-08

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in file could result in Denial of Service.

Background
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file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data
for patterns.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/file < 5.15 >= 5.15

Description
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BEGIN regular expression in the awk script detector in
magic/Magdir/commands uses multiple wildcards with unlimited
repetitions.

Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
crafted file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All file users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>= sys-apps/file-5.15”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7345
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7345

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-08.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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