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CVE-2014-7204
jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a…
Medium5.0EPSS 4.8%
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Description
jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2371-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-3042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:178 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140929 CVE request: exuberant-ctags: CPU/disk DoS on minified JavaScript file (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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