Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-1000249
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).
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2017-1000249
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1000249
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 22 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-1000249
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-1000249
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-1000249
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02
file: Stack-based buffer overflow (GLSA 201710-02) — Gentoo security
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3965-1 file
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https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d
Extend build-id reporting to 8-byte IDs that lld can generate (Ed Maste) · file/file@9611f31 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793
Fix always true condition (Thomas Jarosch) · file/file@35c94dc · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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