VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8116
The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 4.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.43% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- file project/file · freebsd/freebsd · mageia/mageia · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62081
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71700
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLogIssue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.ascVendor Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62081
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71700
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLogIssue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.ascVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.