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
02 Description
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
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
- 11.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% 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
- 2014-07-03 14:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 10:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-05-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- 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
- 16618eae0054851aaee699c64e378a761797482d0a565bcd55c65079d290c451
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT204659
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1766http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3021http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098222
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:0760http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- www.securityfocus.com68348http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68348
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20140630 changing CVE ID for RH Bugzilla 1098222 (from CVE-2014-0235)http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/7
- mx.gw.com[file] 20140612 file-5.19 is now availablehttp://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3008http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3008
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1327http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1765http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/69a5a43b3b71f53b0577f41264a073f495799610
- secunia.com60696http://secunia.com/advisories/60696
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- file Fixed in 1:5.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- file Fixed in 1:5.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- file Fixed in 1:5.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- file Fixed in 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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