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CVE-2014-0207
The cdf_read_short_sector function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as...
Vulnerability Description
The cdf_read_short_sector 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, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted CDF file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091842
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68243
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59794
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/6d209c1c489457397a5763bca4b28e43aac90391
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67326
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59831
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.html
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Affected Vendor
christos zoulas
View all reports →Affected Software
file, php, linux, opensuse, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.4.0, 5.5.0, 7, 11.4, 7.0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 9th, 2014
Last Modified:
December 4th, 2025
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.