CVE-2014-9620

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

File

First reported 10 years ago

2015-01-21 18:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-06-16 01:29:00

Affected Software

File project File 5.08

5.08

File project File 5.09

5.09

File project File 5.10

5.10

File project File 5.11

5.11

File project File 5.12

5.12

File project File 5.13

5.13

File project File 5.14

5.14

File project File 5.15

5.15

File project File 5.16

5.16

File project File 5.17

5.17

File project File 5.18

5.18

File project File 5.19

5.19

File Project File 5.20

5.20

File project File 5.21

5.21

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html

[File] 20141216 file 5.21 is now available

[File] 20150102 file 5.22 is now available

Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2016:0760

DSA-3121

[oss-security] 20150117 Re: CVE request: file(1) DoS

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

71715

https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4

GLSA-201503-08

USN-3686-1

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