CVE-2014-8117

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softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.16453

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

Sigma rules8 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

file project file<= 5.20
freebsdall versions
mageiaall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

productcriticalWmiexec Default Output File

productcriticalHackTool - QuarksPwDump Dump File

productcriticalWmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack - File

productcriticalHackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Default File

productcriticalHackTool - Mimikatz Kirbi File Creation

producthighOpenCanary - SMB File Open Request

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producthighPotential Local File Read Vulnerability In JVM Based Application

producthighRemote Encrypting File System Abuse

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD17 Dec 2014 · 07:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10221-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:3048-1
usnUSN-2535-1
usnUSN-2494-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:0760Low
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2015:2155Moderate

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References & Sources

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http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/61944

http://secunia.com/advisories/62081

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLogIssue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81cIssue TrackingPatch

https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.ascVendor Advisory

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