Vulnerability in File Project
CVE-2014-9620
The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
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: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- File Project — versions 5.08, 5.09, 5.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9 (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
- mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715 (vdb-entry)
- mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9620?
- CVE-2014-9620 is a vulnerability in File Project, classified under CWE-399. Published 2015-01-21.
- Is CVE-2014-9620 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.