CVE catalog
CVE-2017-1000249
file: CVE-2017-1000249
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026
An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | file | sid | 1:5.47-4 | fixed |
| Debian | file | forky | 1:5.47-4 | fixed |
| Debian | file | trixie | 1:5.46-5 | fixed |
| Debian | file | bookworm | 1:5.44-3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | file | source | sid | 1:5.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | file | source | forky | 1:5.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | file | source | trixie | 1:5.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | file | source | bookworm | 1:5.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [file]Fixed
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
- [libmagic1]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
- [libmagic-dev]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
- [libmagic-mgc]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [file]Fixed
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
- [libmagic1t64]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
- [libmagic-dev]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
- [libmagic-mgc]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.32-1dsa · file · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10755-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000249]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3965-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000249]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-1000249.json]
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