CVE-2014-8117: canonical ubuntu_linux Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-8117 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 4Timeline
- 17-12-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.93% 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.
Ubuntu2 products
- file< 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3
- php5< 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04 | 12.04 | 14.04 | 14.10
Debian1 product
- file< 1:5.21+15-1
File_project1 product
- file≤ 5.20
Mageia1 product
- mageiaEOL4.0
5 vendors · 6 products
References
19 links- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.ascVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FREEBSDREPORT
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81cX Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
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- github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLogX Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
