CVE-2014-8116
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 17, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 10, 2014
Description
The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6
- 61944third-party-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- FreeBSD-SA-14:28vendor-advisory
- 71700vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:0760vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8
- USN-2494-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- 1031344vdb-entry
- 62081third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20141216 file(1): multiple denial of service issues (resource consumption), CVE-2014-8116 and CVE-2014-8117mailing-list
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog
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