CVE-2014-3538

Public Exploit

Description

file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.53% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/file/file/commit/74cafd7de9ec99a14f4480927580e501c8f852c3 exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/file/file/commit/71a8b6c0d758acb0f73e2e51421a711b5e9d6668 exploit third party advisory patch
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html 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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098222 issue tracking third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68348 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/4a284c89d6ef11aca34da65da7d673050a5ea320 exploit third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/7 third party advisory mailing list
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 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3008 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html third party advisory 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
https://github.com/file/file/commit/69a5a43b3b71f53b0577f41264a073f495799610 third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/60696 third party advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/758e066df72fb1ac08d2eea91ddc3973d259e991 exploit third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3538?
CVE-2014-3538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3538?
To fix CVE-2014-3538, 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-2014-3538 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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