USN-2369-1

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    USN-2369-1

    Published: 3 Oct 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: file vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain CDF documents. A attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2369-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3587

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: file

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

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

    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