CVE-2014-8117
SoftMagic DoS Vulnerability
Description
softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2014, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 5, 2018, 2:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8117
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-2014-8117.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61944 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62081 | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog | Patch Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81c | Patch Issue Tracking |
| https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc | Vendor Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-8117 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-8117 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62081 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61944 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81c No Types Assigned https://github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81c Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog No Types Assigned https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html No Types Assigned http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 15, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 12, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc No Types Assigned https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 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-2014-8117 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-2014-8117
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.86 }} -0.37%
score
0.90837
percentile