--- title: 'USN-2123-1: file vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2123-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-2123-1 --- # USN-2123-1: file vulnerabilities Publication date 26 February 2014 Overview File could be made to crash if it processed a specially crafted file. Releases [13.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=saucy) [12.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=quantal) [12.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=precise) [10.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=lucid) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [file](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=file) - Tool to determine file types ## Details It was discovered that file incorrectly handled Composite Document files. An attacker could use this issue to cause file to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. ([CVE-2012-1571](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1571)) Bernd Melchers discovered that file incorrectly handled indirect offset values. An attacker could use this issue to cause file to consume resources or crash, resulting in a denial of service. ([CVE-2014-1943](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1943)) ## Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 13.10 saucy | [libmagic1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.11-2ubuntu4.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.11-2ubuntu4.1) | | | | [file](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.11-2ubuntu4.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.11-2ubuntu4.1) | | | | 12.10 quantal | [libmagic1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.11-2ubuntu0.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.11-2ubuntu0.1) | | | | [file](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.11-2ubuntu0.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.11-2ubuntu0.1) | | | | 12.04 precise | [libmagic1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.09-2ubuntu0.2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.09-2ubuntu0.2) | | | | [file](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.09-2ubuntu0.2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.09-2ubuntu0.2) | | | | 10.04 lucid | [libmagic1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.03-5ubuntu1.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.03-5ubuntu1.1) | | | | [file](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file) –  [5.03-5ubuntu1.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/5.03-5ubuntu1.1) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2014-1943](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1943) * [CVE-2012-1571](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1571) ## Related notices * [USN-2126-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2126-1)