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CVE-2014-1943

high

Description

Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a file.

References

https://github.com/glensc/file/blob/FILE5_17/ChangeLog

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2126-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2868

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2861

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-02-18

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.26801