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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.118 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.118 · newest: 0.118 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Christos Zoulas File — versions 5.00, 5.01, 5.02
- PHP
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT204659 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (Third Party Advisory)
- 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)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68348 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320 (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.