CVE-2014-9621
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:5.21+15-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:5.21+15-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:5.21+15-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:5.21+15-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:5.21+15-1 |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9621
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.