UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8116

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8116

    Published: 17 Dec 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-8116
    Aliases:
    USN-2494-1

    Summary:

    Details: The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8116, https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2494-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8116

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: file

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3

    Affected versions

    5.11-2ubuntu4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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