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Resource Management Errors Affecting file package, versions <1:5.21+15-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 3.2% (92nd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-FILE-300954
  • published 17 Dec 2014
  • disclosed 17 Dec 2014
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Introduced: 17 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8117 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-399 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 file to version 1:5.21+15-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.

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