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Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4550-1 file -- security update

Date Reported:

25 Oct 2019

Affected Packages:

file

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-18218.

More information:

A buffer overflow was found in file, a file type classification tool, which may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed CDF (Composite Document File) file is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.30-1+deb9u3.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.35-4+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.

For the detailed security status of file please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/file