Resource management error in file

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32446

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8116

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

file: 5.00 - 5.20

External links

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056
http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
http://secunia.com/advisories/62081
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71700
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1
http://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog
http://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8
http://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.