Resource exhaustion in file - CVE-2014-8117
Published: April 1, 2016 / Updated: November 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8117
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ian F. Darwin
Affected software:
file
file
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8117
Install update from vendor's website.