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CVE-2014-8116
Published: Dec 17, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6
x_refsource_CONFIRM
61944
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FreeBSD-SA-14:28
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FREEBSD
71700
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2016:0760
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-2494-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
1031344
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
62081
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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