Is CVE-2014-1943 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-1943 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-1943?

CVE-2014-1943 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-1943?

CVE-2014-1943 has an EPSS score of 5.07% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1943?

Upgrade file on debian 11 to 1:5.17-0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-1943

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a file.

CWE-755

How to fix

Remediation Available

fileDebian

Fixed in:1:5.17-0.1CVE-2014-1943

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

php.net

Third-Party Advisory7

Mailing List2

Other references4

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