// For flags

CVE-2014-1943

file: unrestricted recursion in handling of indirect type rules

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a file.

Fine Free File anterior a 5.17 permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto causar una denegación de servicio (recursión infinita, consumo de CPU y caída) a través de un valor manipulado de desplazamiento indirecto en el "magic" de un archivo.

A denial of service flaw was found in the way the File Information (fileinfo) extension handled indirect rules. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a PHP application using fileinfo to crash or consume an excessive amount of CPU.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server. PHP's fileinfo module provides functions used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. Multiple denial of service flaws were found in the way the File Information extension parsed certain Composite Document Format files. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to crash a PHP application using fileinfo via a specially crafted CDF file. Two denial of service flaws were found in the way the File Information extension handled indirect and search rules. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to cause a PHP application using fileinfo to crash or consume an excessive amount of CPU.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-02-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-02-18 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Fine Free File Project
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Fine Free File
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< 5.17
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Affected
Php
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Php
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>= 5.4.0 < 5.4.26
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Affected
Php
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Php
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>= 5.5.0 < 5.5.10
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Affected
Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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10.04
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Affected
Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.04
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Affected
Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.10
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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13.10
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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6.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.0
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Affected