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Gentoo Linux: GLSA 201611-20: TestDisk: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: GLSA 201611-20: TestDisk: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/22/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

A remote attacker could coerce the victim to run TestDisk against their malicious image. This may be leveraged by an attacker to crash TestDisk and gain control of program execution.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-admin-testdisk

References

  • 201611-20

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