CVE-2014-9620

Description

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.17% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gw.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9 mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/ vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715 vdb entry
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9620?
CVE-2014-9620 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9620?
To fix CVE-2014-9620, 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-2014-9620 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9620 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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