CVE-2014-3487
The cdf_read_property_info function in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, does not properly validate a stream offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The cdf_read_property_info function in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, does not properly validate a stream offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 14.93% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- file project/file · php/php · debian/debian linux · opensuse/opensuse · oracle/linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 14.9% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59794Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59831Not Applicable
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68120Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67413Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/93e063ee374b6a75729df9e7201fb511e47e259dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59794Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59831Not Applicable
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.