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file - memory allocation problem, stack overflow

Package(s):file CVE #(s):CAN-2003-0102
Created:March 4, 2003 Updated:June 4, 2003
Description: Jeff Johnson found a memory allocation problem and David Endler found a stack overflow corruption problem in the file "Automatic File Content Type Recognition Tool" version 3.41. Nalin Dahyabhai improved ELF section and program header handling in file version 3.40. The folks at OpenPKG believe that file versions without those modifications are vulnerable to memory allocation and stack overflow problems which put security at risk.
Alerts:
Immunix IMNX-2003-7+-012-01 2003-06-03
SCO Group CSSA-2003-018.0 2003-04-28
Mandrake MDKSA-2003:030-1 2003-04-17
Conectiva CLA-2003:617 2003-04-04
SuSE SuSE-SA:2003:017 2003-03-21
Debian DSA-260-1 2003-03-13
Gentoo 200303-8 2003-03-08
EnGarde ESA-20030307-008 2003-03-07
Red Hat RHSA-2003:086-07 2003-03-07
Mandrake MDKSA-2003:030 2003-03-06
OpenPKG OpenPKG-SA-2003.017 2003-03-04

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