6.5

CVE-2014-3480: debian debian_linux Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3480DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3480
Published 09-07-2014Last modified 04-12-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-3480 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 11.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
11.48%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 3
DLA-0018-1DLA-27-1DSA-2974-1DSA-3021-1MGASA-2014-0282MGASA-2014-0283

Timeline

  1. 09-07-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The cdf_count_chain 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, does not properly validate sector-count data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

11.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 11.48% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • file< 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1
  • php5< 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
File_project1 product
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product
Php1 product
  • php< 5.3.29 | ≥ 5.4.0, < 5.4.30 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.14

6 vendors · 8 products

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