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Debian DSA-3196-1 : file - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 81927

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Hanno Boeck discovered that file's ELF parser is suspectible to denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the file packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 5.11-2+deb7u8.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.22+15-1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/file

https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3196

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81927

File Name: debian_DSA-3196.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/19/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:file, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9653

DSA: 3196