Please Install the Updated Packages.

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) 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)

file on Ubuntu 13.10 , Ubuntu 12.10 , Ubuntu 12.04 LTS , Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2014-February/002417.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25