CVE-2014-2270

Description

softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 43.03% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313 patch broken link
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php release notes vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 third party advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801 third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2270?
CVE-2014-2270 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2270?
To fix CVE-2014-2270, 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-2014-2270 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2270 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~43% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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