CVE-2014-7204

Public Exploit

Description

jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 issue tracking exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40 third party advisory mailing list
http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/ issue tracking patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7204?
CVE-2014-7204 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7204?
To fix CVE-2014-7204, 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-2014-7204 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-7204 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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