CVE-2014-3538
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 3, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- May 14, 2014
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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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
- RHSA-2014:1766vendor-advisory
- DSA-3021vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098222
- RHSA-2016:0760vendor-advisory
- 68348vdb-entry
- 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
- [oss-security] 20140630 changing CVE ID for RH Bugzilla 1098222 (from CVE-2014-0235)mailing-list
- [file] 20140612 file-5.19 is now availablemailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2vendor-advisory
- DSA-3008vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1327vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- RHSA-2014:1765vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/69a5a43b3b71f53b0577f41264a073f495799610
- 60696third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991
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