MGASA-2014-0537

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    MGASA-2014-0537

    Published: 19 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities: Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG reported that using the file command on a specially-crafted ELF binary could lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption (CVE-2014-8116). Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG reported that using the file command on a specially-crafted ELF binary could lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion (CVE-2014-8117).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0537.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14818, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/16/2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171580, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1174606

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: file

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/file?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.16-1.9.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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