CVE-2014-3480

Description

The cdf_count_chain function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, does not properly validate sector-count data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.56% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT204659	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68238	vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2	issue tracking third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/40bade80cbe2af1d0b2cd0420cebd5d5905a2382	third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59794	third party advisory not applicable
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php	release notes vendor advisory
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html	mailing list broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html	mailing list broken link vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443	third party advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67412	issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59831	third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3480?: CVE-2014-3480 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3480?: To fix CVE-2014-3480, 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-2014-3480 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-3480 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.