CVE-2014-2270
softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE
02 Description
softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-03-14 15:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 10:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-03-04
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1bd97ab5d852914a1e813bd5d7f16c6622970dfd254423aac071e3f40924d2de
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2163-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20140305 Re: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executableshttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2162-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20140303 CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executableshttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0367http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html
- bugs.gw.comhttp://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20140305 Re: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executableshttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505
- www.php.nethttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0364http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1765http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201503-08https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0435http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2873http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- file Fixed in 1:5.17-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- file Fixed in 1:5.17-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- file Fixed in 1:5.17-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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