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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703965
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3965-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'file' package(s) announced via the DSA-3965-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'file' package(s) announced via the DSA-3965-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Thomas Jarosch discovered a stack-based buffer overflow flaw in file, a file type classification tool, which may result in denial of service if an ELF binary with a specially crafted .notes section is processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.30-1+deb9u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.32-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'file' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-1000249
Debian Security Information: DSA-3965 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02
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