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CVE-2014-9620
The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
Medium5.0EPSS 4.7%
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- mitre
Description
The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
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)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (4 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- [oss-security] 20150117 Re: CVE request: file(1) DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3686-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0760 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [File] 20150102 file 5.22 is now available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 71715 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [File] 20141216 file 5.21 is now available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3121 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201503-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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