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>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes File "file_printf()" Function Integer Underflow Vulnerability

Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes File "file_printf()" Function Integer Underflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1173
CVE ID : CVE-2007-1536
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-04-02

Technical Description

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Gentoo has released security updates to address a vulnerability identified in File. This issue could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1040

Affected Products

sys-apps/file versions prior to 4.20

Solution

Upgrade the affected package :
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose " >=sys-apps/file-4.20"

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1173
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml

ChangeLog

2007-04-02 : Initial release

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