CVE-2014-9620
file: limit the number of ELF notes processed
Severity Score
5.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
El analizador ELF en file 5.08 hasta 5.21 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio a través de un número grande de notas.
A flaw was found in the way the File Information (fileinfo) extension parsed Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash a PHP application using fileinfo via a specially crafted ELF file.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2015-01-17 CVE Reserved
- 2015-01-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-02 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
- CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
References (13)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html | Mailing List | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4 | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html | 2018-06-16 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html | 2018-06-16 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121 | 2018-06-16 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 | 2018-06-16 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1 | 2018-06-16 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9620 | 2016-05-10 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180639 | 2016-05-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.08 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.08" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.09 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.09" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.10 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.10" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.11 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.11" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.12 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.12" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.13 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.13" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.14 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.14" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.15 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.15" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.16 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.16" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.17 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.17" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.18 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.18" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.19 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.19" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.20 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.20" | - |
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| File Project Search vendor "File Project" | File Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" | 5.21 Search vendor "File Project" for product "File" and version "5.21" | - |
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