Improper Input Validation Affecting file package, versions <1:5.20-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.6% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-FILE-518346
  • published5 Nov 2014
  • disclosed5 Nov 2014

Introduced: 5 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-3710  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 file to version 1:5.20-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file package and not the file package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

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