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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="202003-24">
<title>file: Heap-based buffer overflow</title>
<synopsis>A heap-based buffer overflow in file might allow remote attackers
to execute arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">file</product>
<announced>2020-03-15</announced>
<revised count="1">2020-03-15</revised>
<bug>698610</bug>
<access>local, remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="sys-apps/file" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">5.37-r1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">5.37-r1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for
patterns.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed files.</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
file via libmagic or file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary
code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>All file users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.37-r1"
</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18218">CVE-2019-18218</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-03-15T04:56:34Z">whissi</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-03-15T14:35:19Z">whissi</metadata>
</glsa>
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