Vulnerability in Christos Zoulas File
CVE-2014-3538
file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.
EPSS: 0.118 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Christos_zoulas File — versions 5.00, 5.01, 5.02
- Php
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3538?
- CVE-2014-3538 is a vulnerability in Christos Zoulas File, classified under CWE-399. Published 2014-07-03.
- Is CVE-2014-3538 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.