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ELSA-2007:0124 Moderate: file security update

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ELSA-2007:0124 Moderate: file security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/20/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

Integer underflow in the file_printf function in the "file" program before 4.20 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-file

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