UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8116

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8116

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8116.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8116

Related

Published

2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

Modified

2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

Summary

[none]

Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / file

Package

Name: file
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/file?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3

Affected versions

5.*

5.11-2ubuntu4

1:5.*

1:5.14-2ubuntu1

1:5.14-2ubuntu2

1:5.14-2ubuntu3

1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1

1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "file"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "file-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "python-magic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "python3-magic"
        }
    ]
}