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CVE-2012-1571

Published: 17 July 2012

file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Composite Document File (CDF) file that triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) an invalid pointer dereference.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
regression fix in DSA-2422-2

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
file
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (5.03-5ubuntu1.1)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise
Released (5.09-2ubuntu0.2)
quantal Not vulnerable
(5.11-1)
raring Not vulnerable
(5.11-1)
saucy Not vulnerable
(5.11-1)
upstream
Released (5.11-1)
Patches:
vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422
vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422-2
upstream: https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295
upstream: https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0b