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CVE-2014-8117
Published: Dec 17, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-2535-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
71692
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
61944
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FreeBSD-SA-14:28
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FREEBSD
RHSA-2016:0760
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-2494-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81c
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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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