#VU32802 Buffer overflow in file - CVE-2012-1571

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32802

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1571

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
file
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Ian F. Darwin

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

file: 5.00 - 5.10

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External links
https://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2012/000914.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:035
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1
https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295
https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0b

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.