CVE-2017-1000249

file: Stack-based buffer overflow in do_bid_note()

Published Sep 11, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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).

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3965-1 file security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-1510 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).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3412-1 file vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:00 PM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 11, 2017, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:58 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 5, 2017, 12:00 AM