CVE-2014-7204
Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2014-206
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.
jscript.c en Exuberant Ctags 5.8 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (bucle infinito y consumo de CPU y disco) a través de un fichero JavaScript manipulado.
It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant Ctags to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2014-09-27 CVE Reserved
- 2014-10-06 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791 | 2016-08-30 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042 | 2016-08-30 | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 | 2016-08-30 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1 | 2016-08-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Exuberant Ctags Search vendor "Debian" for product "Exuberant Ctags" | 5.8 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Exuberant Ctags" and version "5.8" | - |
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| Mageia Search vendor "Mageia" | Mageia Search vendor "Mageia" for product "Mageia" | 3.0 Search vendor "Mageia" for product "Mageia" and version "3.0" | - |
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| Mageia Search vendor "Mageia" | Mageia Search vendor "Mageia" for product "Mageia" | 4.0 Search vendor "Mageia" for product "Mageia" and version "4.0" | - |
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