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CVE-2017-1000249 Detail

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).


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965
https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-1000249
NVD Published Date:
09/11/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE