What is CVE-2014-3480?

CVE-2014-3480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in File Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2014-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2014-3480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2014-3480 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in File Project

CVE-2014-3480

The cdf_count_chain function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, does not properly validate sector-count data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2014-07-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.115 (95.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.115 · newest: 0.115 · change: 0.000

Affected products

File Project
Oracle Linux — versions 7
PHP
Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
openSUSE — versions 11.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2014-3480

References

support.apple.com/HT204659 (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/68238 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/file/file/commit/40bade80cbe2af1d0b2cd0420cebd5d5905a2382 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/59794 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3480?: CVE-2014-3480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in File Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2014-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2014-3480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-3480 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.