file: Denial of Service

file: Denial of Service A vulnerability in file could result in Denial of Service. file 2014-08-26 2014-08-29 505534 local, remote 5.15 5.15

file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.

BEGIN regular expression in the awk script detector in magic/Magdir/commands uses multiple wildcards with unlimited repetitions.

A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All file users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.15"

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