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FLEA-2007-0022-1: file



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Foresight Linux Essential Advisory: 2007-0022-1
Published: 2007-05-24

Rating: Moderate

Updated Versions:
    file=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.21-1-0.1
    group-dist=/foresight.rpath.org at fl:1-devel//1/1.2.2-0.10-3

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2026
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2799
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1311

Description:
    Previous versions of the file package are vulnerable to two attacks in which
a maliciously crafted file can cause the file command, and any other application
using libmagic, to use excessive CPU resources (Denial of Service), crash, or
execute arbitrary, attacker-provided code.

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Copyright 2007 Foresight Linux Project
Portions Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.foresightlinux.org/permanent/mit-license.html

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