SB2014122701 - Gentoo update for file
Published: December 27, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014122701
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8117)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to resource exhaustion when softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion. A remote attacker can trigger CPU consumption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.