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CVE-2014-9621

The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.

The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.01102
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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file project fileall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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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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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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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 NVD21 Jan 2015 · 06:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-3686-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:3048-1
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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-2015-0040.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
https://github.com/file/file/commit/65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276c
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
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