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CVE-2014-8117

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

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.

CWE-399Resource Management Errors

How to fix

Remediation Available

fileDebian

Fixed in:1:5.21+15-1CVE-2014-8117

Fixed in:1:5.21+15-1CVE-2014-8117

Fixed in:1:5.21+15-1CVE-2014-8117

Fixed in:1:5.21+15-1CVE-2014-8117

fileUbuntu

Fixed in:1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3USN-2494-1

libapache2-mod-php5Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7USN-2535-1

php5Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7USN-2535-1

php5-cgiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7USN-2535-1

php5-cliUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7USN-2535-1

php5-enchantUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7USN-2535-1

php5-fpmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7USN-2535-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

freebsd.org

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-399 (Resource Management Errors) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2009-3103	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2009-0075	High	9.3	85%	-	-
CVE-2005-1790	Low	2.6	83%	-	-
CVE-2010-0806	High	8.8	82%	KEV	-
CVE-2009-2526	High	7.8	82%	-	-
CVE-2015-1868	High	7.8	82%	-	Fix

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