FreeBSD file module DoS Vulnerability

FreeBSD file module DoS Vulnerability

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FreeBSD
Description:
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CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-1943
 
FreeBSD is a UNIX operating system and an important branch of Unix developed from BSD, javasbsd, and 4.4BSD. The file (1) utility can test the classification of file System Objects Based on the file system, magic number, and language. The libmagic (3) Library provides many features of file (1. Malicious input files can trigger infinite recursion in libmagic (3), resulting in DOS.
 
<* Source: vendor

Link: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:16.file.asc
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Vendor patch:
 
FreeBSD
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FreeBSD has released a Security Bulletin (FreeBSD-SA-14: 16. file) and patches for this:
FreeBSD-SA-14: 16. file: Multiple vulnerabilities in file (1) and libmagic (3)
Link: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:16.file.asc

 

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