Tim Robbins libmagic up to 5.10 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tim Robbins libmagic up to 5.10. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 07/17/2012 by Florian Weimer (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1571 since 03/12/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72720 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : file vulnerabilities (USN-2123-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157187 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for file (ELSA-2016-0760)).

Upgrading to version 5.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72720), SecurityFocus (BID 52225†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36397†).

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Tim Robbins

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libmagic

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open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 72720
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : file vulnerabilities (USN-2123-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71150
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2422-1 (file)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libmagic 5.11
Patch: github.com

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07/17/2012 +127 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2123-1
Researcher: Florian Weimer
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CVE: CVE-2012-1571 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 52225 - file Composite Document File Format Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 36397 - 'file\x27 <5.11 and \x27libmagic\x27 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Composite Document File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/06/2021 11:59 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (60), 04/17/2017 12:38 PM (12), 12/06/2021 11:50 AM (4), 12/06/2021 11:59 AM (1)
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