SUSE-SU-2016:2097-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:2097-1

    Published: 18 Aug 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-7204
    Aliases:
    CVE-2014-7204

    Summary: Security update for ctags

    Details: This update for ctags fixes the following issues: - CVE-2014-7204: Potential denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file. (bsc#899486) - Missing Requires(post) on coreutils as it is using rm(1). (bsc#976920)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162097-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/899486, https://bugzilla.suse.com/976920, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7204

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ctags

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/ctags&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.8-7.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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