CVE-2014-9620
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 21 Jan 2015, 18:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 13:47
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
21/100 CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
7.2% LOW
7% probability +3.48%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
21 Jan 2015, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 13:47
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
CVSS Metrics
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 7.20%• Percentile: 92%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-399•Resource Management Errors
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
Affected Systems
- file_project•file
5.08 | 5.09 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 5.12 | 5.13 | 5.14 | 5.15 | 5.16 | 5.17 | 5.18 | 5.19 | 5.20 | 5.21
References (11)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html