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Security update to "file" binary for several vulnerabilities related to high CPU consumption, a crash, or disclosure of memory contents. (Bug #265609)

Product
SteelHead (Appliance)
Fixed in Version:
steelhead 9.5.0, steelhead 9.2.2
Last Modified:
2020-04-21
Summary
Details:

CVE-2014-3538: Multiple flaws were found in the file regular expression rules for detecting various files. A remote attacker could use these flaws to cause file to consume an excessive amount of CPU.

CVE-2014-3587: A denial of service flaw was found in the way file parsed certain Composite Document Format (CDF) files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash file via a specially crafted CDF file. 

CVE-2014-3710, CVE-2014-8116, CVE-2014-8117, CVE-2014-9620, CVE-2014-9653: Multiple flaws were found in the way file parsed Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) files. A remote attacker could use these flaws to cause file to crash, disclose portions of its memory, or consume an excessive amount of system resources.

Fix:

Upgraded to a version of file with the fixes.

Recommendation:

Upgrade to a software version with the fix.