CVE-2014-8116

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 17 Dec 2014, 19:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 13:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
23/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
15.88% MEDIUM
16% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Dec 2014, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 13:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 15.88%• Percentile: 95%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    10.04 | 12.04 | 14.04 | 14.10

  • file_project•file

    5.20

  • mageia•mageia

    4.0

References (14)