MGASA-2014-0307

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CVE-2014-3538
Published: 05 Aug 2014, 20:08
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 06:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Aug 2014, 20:08
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 06:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated file packages fix security vulnerability file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345 (CVE-2014-3538). The Mageia 3 update also fixes a possible crash in softmagic.c due to an improperly rediffed patch for a memory leak in a previous update (mga#13701).

Affected Systems

  • mageia•file

    < 5.12-8.6.mga3

  • mageia•file

    < 5.16-1.5.mga4

References (4)