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file: stack overflow

Package(s):

file

CVE #(s):

Created:

December 14, 2004

Updated:

December 14, 2004

Description:

The file utility has a stack overflow in its ELF header parsing code which could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Version 4.12 contains the fix.

Alerts:

Gentoo

200412-07

2004-12-13

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