Description
file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Composite Document File (CDF) file that triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) an invalid pointer dereference.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2012/000914.htmlPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:035
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1
- https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0bExploit, Patch
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2012/000914.htmlPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:035
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1
- https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1859fdb4e67c49c463c4e0078054335cd46ba295Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/glensc/file/commit/1aec04dbf8a24b8a6ba64c4f74efa0628e36db0bExploit, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 17, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified