CVE-2014-7204
Exuberant Ctags JavaScript Denial of Service
Description
jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 7, 2014, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 30, 2016, 2:10 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-7204
vulnerability.
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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-2014-7204.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/ | Patch Issue Tracking |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 | Broken Link |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
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CVE-2014-7204 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:exuberant_ctags:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:exuberant_ctags:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html No Types Assigned http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 Exploit https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 Issue Tracking, Exploit Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/ No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/ Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 08, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-7204 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-7204
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.83992
percentile