metadata/glsa/glsa-202003-24.xml


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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 "&gt;=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>