CVE-2012-1571

Publication date 17 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Composite Document File (CDF) file that triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) an invalid pointer dereference.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
file	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 5.09-2ubuntu0.2
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored end of life
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 5.03-5ubuntu1.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

regression fix in DSA-2422-2

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
file	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422 Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2422-2 Upstream: 1859fdb Upstream: 1aec04d

CVE-2012-1571

Status

Notes

jdstrand

Patch details

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