Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0537
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0537)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0537 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0537 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities: Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG reported that using the file command on a specially-crafted ELF binary could lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption (CVE-2014-8116). Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG reported that using the file command on a specially-crafted ELF binary could lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion (CVE-2014-8117). Affected Software/OS: 'file' package(s) on Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8116 BugTraq ID: 71700 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71700 FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-14:28 https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0760 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344 http://secunia.com/advisories/61944 http://secunia.com/advisories/62081 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8117 BugTraq ID: 71692 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1
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