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    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 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.

    Published:Jun 27, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jul 3, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.0616
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Christos Zoulas
    Product
    File
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Php
    Product
    Php
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    https://github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320https://github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668https://github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3https://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991https://github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320https://github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668https://github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3https://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2014-3587 (CVSS 4.3) — Integer overflow in the cdf_read_property_info function in cdf.c in file through 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo…
    CVE-2014-0207 (CVSS 6.5) — The cdf_read_short_sector function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP befo…
    CVE-2014-3478 (CVSS 6.5) — Buffer overflow in the mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component…
    CVE-2012-1571 (CVSS 6.5) — file before 5.11 and libmagic allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Compos…
    CVE-2013-7345 (CVSS 5) — The BEGIN regular expression in the awk script detector in magic/Magdir/commands in file before 5.15 uses mult…
    CVE-2009-3930 (CVSS 9.3) — Multiple integer overflows in Christos Zoulas file before 5.02 allow user-assisted remote attackers to have an…
    CVE-2009-1515 (CVSS 6.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the cdf_read_sat function in src/cdf.c in Christos Zoulas file 5.00 allows user-…

    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
    http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/7
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60696
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3008
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68348
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098222
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/69a5a43b3b71f53b0577f41264a073f495799610
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991
    https://support.apple.com/HT204659
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
    http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/7
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60696
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3008
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68348
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098222
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/69a5a43b3b71f53b0577f41264a073f495799610
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3
    https://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991
    https://support.apple.com/HT204659

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