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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-1943
Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause...
Vulnerability Description
Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001330.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001327.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001337.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001334.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2126-1
- https://github.com/glensc/file/blob/FILE5_17/ChangeLog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2868
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2861
Affected Vendor
fine free file project
View all reports →Affected Software
fine free file, php, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.4.0, 5.5.0, 10.04, 12.04, 12.10, 13.10, 6.0, 7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 18th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.