Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120171
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2015-497)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-497 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-497 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes. (CVE-2014-9620) The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities. (CVE-2014-8116) It was reported that a malformed elf file can cause file urility to access invalid memory. (CVE-2014-9653) The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string. (CVE-2014-9621) softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors. (CVE-2014-8117) Affected Software/OS: 'file' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9620 BugTraq ID: 71715 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715 Debian Security Information: DSA-3121 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9621 http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9653 BugTraq ID: 72516 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72516 Debian Security Information: DSA-3196 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3196 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42 HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMU03380 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2 HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMU03409 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001649.html http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/13
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