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file (1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1) trusty-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via awk rule backtracking
    - debian/patches/CVE-2013-7345.patch: limit to 100 repetitions in
      magic/Magdir/commands.
    - CVE-2013-7345
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service in cdf_read_short_sector
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-0207.patch: properly calculate sizes in
      src/cdf.c.
    - CVE-2014-0207
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service in mconvert
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-3478.patch: properly handle truncated pascal
      string size in src/softmagic.c.
    - CVE-2014-3478
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service in cdf_check_stream_offset
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-3479.patch: properly calculate sizes in
      src/cdf.c.
    - CVE-2014-3479
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service in cdf_count_chain
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-3480.patch: properly calculate sizes in
      src/cdf.c.
    - CVE-2014-3480
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service in cdf_read_property_info
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-3487.patch: properly calculate sizes in
      src/cdf.c.
    - CVE-2014-3487
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via awk rule backtracking
    - debian/patches/CVE-2014-3538.patch: allow specifying lengths for
      regex in src/apprentice.c, src/file.h, src/softmagic.c, adjust
      existing expressions in magic/Magdir/commands, magic/Magdir/fortran,
      magic/Magdir/graphviz, magic/Magdir/marc21, magic/Magdir/scientific,
      magic/Magdir/troff, update manpage in doc/magic.man.
    - CVE-2014-3538
  * debian/patches/commands-strength.patch: reduce strength of awk rule so
    it doesn't get priority over perl scripts.
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden>   Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:40:56 -0400

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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.

file-dbg: Determines file type using "magic" numbers (debug)

 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.
 .
 This package contains the debugging symbols.

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.

python3-magic: File type determination library using "magic" numbers (Python 3 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 3 bindings.