VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9621
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.98%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.98% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- file project/file
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.