file: Stack-based buffer overflow in do_bid_note()
Published Sep 11, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
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).
Affected products
No data.
- 5.29
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cdrtools
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
file
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rpm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
file
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
file
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
file
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
php54-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
php55-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php56-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php70-php
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cdrtools | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | file | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | file | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | file | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php54-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php55-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php56-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php70-php | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 32.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 34.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 24.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000249 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488053 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000249
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000249
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000249 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488053 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000249 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000249 |
Change history (0)
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