CVE-2014-8117

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8117
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-8117.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-8117
Related
Published
2014-12-17T19:59:05Z
Modified
2025-04-12T10:46:40Z
Downstream
Summary
[none]
Details

softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.21+15-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.21+15-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/file?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.21+15-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}