{"id":"USN-4172-2","summary":"file vulnerability","details":"USN-4172-1 fixed a vulnerability in file. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed files. An\n attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly\n execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-04-22T10:01:45.428558Z","published":"2019-10-31T16:33:01Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18218"],"upstream":["CVE-2019-18218","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18218"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4172-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18218"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"file","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1"}]}],"versions":["5.11-2ubuntu4","1:5.14-2ubuntu1","1:5.14-2ubuntu2","1:5.14-2ubuntu3","1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1","1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2","1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3","1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1","binary_name":"file"},{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1","binary_name":"libmagic1"},{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1","binary_name":"python-magic"},{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1","binary_name":"python3-magic"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2019-18218","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4172-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}