MGASA-2014-0252

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    MGASA-2014-0252

    Published: 6 Jun 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated file packages fix CVE-2014-0237-8

    Details: Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities: A flaw was found in the way file's Composite Document Files (CDF) format parser handle CDF files with many summary info entries. The cdf_unpack_summary_info() function unnecessarily repeatedly read the info from the same offset. This led to many file_printf() calls in cdf_file_property_info(), which caused file to use an excessive amount of CPU time when parsing a specially-crafted CDF file (CVE-2014-0237). A flaw was found in the way file parsed property information from Composite Document Files (CDF) files. A property entry with 0 elements triggers an infinite loop (CVE-2014-0238).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0252.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0237, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0238, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13460

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: file

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/file?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.12-8.4.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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