CVE-2014-0207

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 09 Jul 2014, 10:00
Last modified:04 Dec 2025, 20:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
9.38% LOW
9% probability +2.52%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Jul 2014, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Dec 2025, 20:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The cdf_read_short_sector function in cdf.c 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, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted CDF file.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 9.38%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • christos_zoulas•file

    < 5.19

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0

  • opensuse•opensuse

    11.4

  • oracle•linux

    7

  • Unknown•PHP

    < 5.3.29 | ≥ 5.4.0, < 5.4.30 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.14

References (19)