Improper Input Validation Affecting file package, versions <1:5.19-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-FILE-523438
  • published9 Jul 2014
  • disclosed9 Jul 2014

Introduced: 9 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-3480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 file to version 1:5.19-1 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 cdf_count_chain function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, does not properly validate sector-count data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.

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