CVE-2014-3538
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 11.81 % · percentile 96 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098222
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68348
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/7
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3008
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/69a5a43b3b71f53b0577f41264a073f495799610
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60696
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2014-3533
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2014-3538
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-139 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apple Macintosh OS X · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 5.18cpe: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:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.4.0 < 5.4.32cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5.0 < 5.5.16cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |