Input validation error in netcf - CVE-2014-8119
Published: November 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118801
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8119
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the find_ifcfg_path() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XL file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
netcf
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8119
Install updates from vendor's website.
netcf - update to 0.2.7