CVE-2014-2270: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-2270 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 2Timeline
- 14-03-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.32% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- file< 1:5.17-1
- debian_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0
Mageia2 products
- file< 5.12-8.2.mga3
- file< 5.16-1.2.mga4
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04 | 12.04 | 12.10 | 13.10
File_project1 product
- file< 5.17
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.4 | 12.3 | 13.1
Php1 product
- php< 5.4.26 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.10
6 vendors · 8 products
References
21 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Show all 21 references
- github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
