CVE-2014-9620

file: limit the number of ELF notes processed

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*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.

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled a large number of notes. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled certain long strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* 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
2025-07-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- 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
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
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715	Vdb Entry
https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
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

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected