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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.121334
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201412-48
Summary:Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201412-48
Description:Summary:
Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201412-48

Vulnerability Insight:
An issue with the ELF parser used by the file utility can cause a resource consumption when reading a specially-crafted ELF binary.

Solution:
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.

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-2014-8117
BugTraq ID: 71692
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692
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
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1
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