What is CVE-2014-2270?

CVE-2014-2270 is a vulnerability in File Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-03-14.

Is CVE-2014-2270 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in File Project

CVE-2014-2270

softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-03-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.043 (90.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000

Affected products

File Project
PHP
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 12.10
Debian Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.3, 13.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
bugs.gw.com/view.php (Patch, Broken Link)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2270?: CVE-2014-2270 is a vulnerability in File Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-03-14.
Is CVE-2014-2270 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.