CVE-2014-9620 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Project File

CWE-399CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
8.3%
top 7.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
File Project File
Timeline
PublishedJan 21
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianfile_project/file< 1:5.21+15-1+3
▶Ubuntufile_project/file< 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+2
▶NVDfile_project/file14 versions+13

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-7ffm-2w4x-4wm5: The ELF parser in file 5↗2022-05-14
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OSV
file vulnerabilities↗2018-06-14
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CVEList
CVE-2014-9620: The ELF parser in file 5↗2015-01-21
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OSV
CVE-2014-9620: The ELF parser in file 5↗2015-01-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
file vulnerabilities↗2018-06-14
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Red Hat
file: limit the number of ELF notes processed↗2015-01-03
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Debian
CVE-2014-9620: file - The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a deni...↗2014
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-9620 file: limit the number of ELF notes processed↗2015-01-09
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CVE-2014-9620 — File Project File vulnerability | cvebase