Resource Management Errors Affecting file package, versions <1:5.17-0.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
5.78% (94th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-FILE-300921
- published 18 Feb 2014
- disclosed 18 Feb 2014
Introduced: 18 Feb 2014
CVE-2014-1943 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
file
to version 1:5.17-0.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file
package and not the file
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a file.
References
- ADVISORY
- Apple Security Advisory
- Debian Security Advisory
- Debian Security Advisory
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001327.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001330.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001334.html
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001337.html
- https://github.com/glensc/file/blob/FILE5_17/ChangeLog
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- OpenSuse Security Update
- OpenSuse Security Update
- RedHat Security Advisory
- Ubuntu CVE Tracker
- Ubuntu Security Advisory
- Ubuntu Security Advisory