CVE-2014-1943

Description

Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a file.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 22.69% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html vendor advisory mailing list tool signature
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001330.html broken link mailing list
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001327.html broken link mailing list
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php release notes vendor advisory
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001337.html broken link mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html vendor advisory mailing list tool signature
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001334.html broken link mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2126-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/glensc/file/blob/FILE5_17/ChangeLog third party advisory release notes
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2868 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2861 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1943?
CVE-2014-1943 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1943?
To fix CVE-2014-1943, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1943 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1943 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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