Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1274-1 file -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

02 Apr 2007

Affected Packages:

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 415362, Bug 416678.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 23021.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-1536.

More information:

An integer underflow bug has been found in the file_printf function in file, a tool to determine file types based analysis of file content. The bug could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by inducing a local user to examine a specially crafted file that triggers a buffer overflow.

For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 4.12-1sarge1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 4.17-5etch1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in 4.20-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your file package.

Fixed in:

Debian (testing)

Source:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1.dsc; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1.diff.gz; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17.orig.tar.gz
Alpha:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_alpha.deb
AMD64:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_amd64.deb
ARM:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_arm.deb
HP Precision:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_hppa.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_hppa.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_hppa.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_m68k.deb
Little-endian MIPS:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.17-5etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.17-5etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.17-5etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/python-magic_4.17-5etch1_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (stable)

Source:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1.diff.gz; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12.orig.tar.gz; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1.dsc
Alpha:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_alpha.deb
AMD64:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_amd64.deb
ARM:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_arm.deb
HP Precision:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_hppa.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_hppa.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_m68k.deb
Big-endian MIPS:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/file_4.12-1sarge1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic-dev_4.12-1sarge1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/file/libmagic1_4.12-1sarge1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.