Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1274-1 file -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:
02 Apr 2007
Affected Packages:
file
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.