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

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

Published: July 18, 2012 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32802
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
file
Software 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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