The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| File | File_project | 5.08 (including) | 5.08 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.09 (including) | 5.09 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.10 (including) | 5.10 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.11 (including) | 5.11 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.12 (including) | 5.12 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.13 (including) | 5.13 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.14 (including) | 5.14 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.15 (including) | 5.15 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.16 (including) | 5.16 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.17 (including) | 5.17 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.18 (including) | 5.18 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.19 (including) | 5.19 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.20 (including) | 5.20 (including) |
| File | File_project | 5.21 (including) | 5.21 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | file-0:5.04-30.el6 | * |
| File | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| File | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| File | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| File | Ubuntu | precise/esm | * |
| File | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| File | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| File | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| File | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| File | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| File | Ubuntu | vivid/stable-phone-overlay | * |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/