CVE-2014-3487

Description

The cdf_read_property_info function 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 a stream offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.22% 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
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 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
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://github.com/file/file/commit/93e063ee374b6a75729df9e7201fb511e47e259d third party advisory patch
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
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67413 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59831 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68120 vdb entry third party advisory
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-2014-3487?
CVE-2014-3487 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3487?
To fix CVE-2014-3487, 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-2014-3487 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3487 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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