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Medium
CVE-2014-9621
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276c
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20, 5.21
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 21st, 2015
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.