4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-2270
SoftMagic Magic File Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.

INFO

Published Date :

March 14, 2014, 3:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:05 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-2270 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Php php
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 File_project file
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-2270.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313 Broken Link Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313 Broken Link Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873
    Added Reference http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1
    Added Reference https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313 Patch http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313 Broken Link, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php No Types Assigned http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801 Exploit, Patch https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tim_robbins:libmagic:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.16 OR *cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.17
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.26 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.10
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.89 }} -0.98%

score

0.99463

percentile

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