CVE-2014-8116
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8116
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-8116.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-8116
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-12-17T19:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:28Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.
- References
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- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62081
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc
- https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71700