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Medium
CVE-2014-8116
The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.
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://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71700
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62081
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog
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Affected Vendor
file project
View all reports →Affected Software
file, freebsd, mageia, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
5.20, 4.0, 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 17th, 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.