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GLSA-200704-13 : File: Denial of Service

high Nessus Plugin ID 25058

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200704-13 (File: Denial of Service)

 Conor Edberg discovered an error in the way file processes a specific regular expression.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, using excessive CPU ressources and possibly leading to a Denial of Service. Note that this vulnerability could be also triggered through an automatic file scanner like amavisd-new.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All file users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/file-4.20-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200704-13

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25058

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200704-13.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 4/19/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:file, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2026

GLSA: 200704-13