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file (5.09-2ubuntu0.6) precise-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS via insufficient note headers
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-3710.patch: handle running out of not headers
      in src/readelf.c.
    - CVE-2014-3710
  * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS in ELF parser
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-8116.patch: limit number of headers and
      capabilities in src/elfclass.h, src/readelf.c.
    - CVE-2014-8116
  * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS via missing recursion limits
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-8117.patch: lower recursion level and allow
      it to be set from the command line in src/file.{c,h},
      src/file_opts.h, src/funcs.c, src/magic.c, src/magic.h,
      src/softmagic.c, add new option to documentation in
      doc/file.man, doc/libmagic.man.
    - CVE-2014-8117
  * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS via long pascal strings
    - debian/patches/pr398-truncate-pascal-strings.patch: correctly
      calculate size in src/softmagic.c.
    - No CVE number
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden>   Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:10:29 -0500

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Original maintainer:
Ubuntu Developers
Architectures:
any
Section:
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Urgency:
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file: Determines file type using "magic" numbers

 File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are three sets of
 tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests, magic number tests, and
 language tests. The first test that succeeds causes the file type to be
 printed.

libmagic-dev: File type determination library using "magic" numbers (development)

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic number tests. It
 implements the core functionality of the file command.
 .
 This package contains the development files.

libmagic1: File type determination library using "magic" numbers

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic number tests. It
 implements the core functionality of the file command.

python-magic: File type determination library using "magic" numbers (Python bindings)

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic number tests. It
 implements the core functionality of the file command.
 .
 This package contains the Python bindings.

python-magic-dbg: File type determination library using "magic" numbers (Python bindings/debug)

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic number tests. It
 implements the core functionality of the file command.
 .
 This package contains the Python bindings, built for the Python debug
 interpreter.