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CVE-2014-7204

jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk co

jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.02725
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
debian exuberant ctagsall versions
mageiaall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugs.debian.org · bugreport.cgi?bug=742605bugs.debian.org
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD07 Oct 2014 · 02:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10296-1
msrcCVE-2014-7204
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2097-1
usnUSN-2371-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/Issue TrackingPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1Third Party Advisory
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