Description
An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).
Published: 2017-09-11
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3965-1 file security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-1510 An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3412-1 file vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:00:40.818Z

Reserved: 2017-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1000249

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-11T19:29:00.200

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-1000249

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-1000249 - Bugzilla

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