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CVE-2014-9620 (GCVE-0-2014-9620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-01-21 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:47

Summary

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

11 references

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2014-12-16 00:00

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CNVD-2015-00589

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2015-01-26

Title

File拒绝服务漏洞（CNVD-2015-00589）

Description

file是Unix类系统下查看文件格式的工具。 file 5.08至5.21存在拒绝服务漏洞，允许远程攻击者通过大量的笔记发起拒绝服务攻击。

Severity

中

Patch Name

File拒绝服务漏洞（CNVD-2015-00589）的补丁

Patch Description

目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

用户可参考如下厂商提供的安全公告获取补丁以修复该漏洞：http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9 http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-9620

Impacted products

Name
File project File 5.08-5.21

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  "number": "CNVD-2015-00589",
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FKIE_CVE-2014-9620

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-01-21 18:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:18

Severity

Summary

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
cve@mitre.org	http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html
cve@mitre.org	http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html	Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
cve@mitre.org	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715
cve@mitre.org	https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
cve@mitre.org	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
cve@mitre.org	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
file_project	file	5.08
file_project	file	5.09
file_project	file	5.10
file_project	file	5.11
file_project	file	5.12
file_project	file	5.13
file_project	file	5.14
file_project	file	5.15
file_project	file	5.16
file_project	file	5.17
file_project	file	5.18
file_project	file	5.19
file_project	file	5.20
file_project	file	5.21

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GHSA-7FFM-2W4X-4WM5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:18 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:44

Details

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

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GSD-2014-9620

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22

Details

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

Aliases

CVE-2014-9620

Aliases

CVE-2014-9620

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RHSA-2016:0760

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-05-10 18:32 - Updated: 2026-06-28 12:27

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: file security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

7 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-9620.

CVE-2014-9620

A flaw was found in the way the File Information (fileinfo) extension parsed Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash a PHP application using fileinfo via a specially crafted ELF file.

1.9 ()


                
                  AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Fixed: 77 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0760

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2016_0760

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-05-10 18:32 - Updated: 2024-11-22 09:35

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: file security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

7 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-9620.

CVE-2014-9620

1.9 ()


                
                  AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Fixed: 248 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0760

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2017:3048-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2017-11-22 15:30 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:34

Summary

Security update for file

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-9620.

CVE-2014-9620

Recommended: 87 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9620 (CVE-2014-9620)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-01-21 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9620	REPORT
	http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3686-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9620	REPORT

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CVE-2014-9620 (GCVE-0-2014-9620)

CNVD-2015-00589

FKIE_CVE-2014-9620

GHSA-7FFM-2W4X-4WM5

GSD-2014-9620

RHSA-2016:0760

RHSA-2016_0760

SUSE-SU-2017:3048-1

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9620 (CVE-2014-9620)

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