CVE-2017-1000249

Published: Sep 11, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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).

Affected (1)

Products: File Project: File

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
File Project File	Version 5.29

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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