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CVE-2014-3538
published 2014-07-03

CVE-2014-3538: 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…

medium5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
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.

Affected

30 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
appleos_x_yosemite_v10.10.3_and_security_update_2015-004
christos_zoulasfile<= 5.18
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
christos_zoulasfile
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianfile< file 1:5.19-1 (bookworm)file 1:5.19-1 (bookworm)
file_projectfile>= 0 < 1:5.19-11:5.19-1
file_projectfile>= 0 < 1:5.19-11:5.19-1

CVSS provenance

nvd5.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.0MEDIUM