CVE-2014-3478

file: mconvert incorrect handling of truncated pascal string size

Published Jul 9, 2014 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 15.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in the mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Pascal string in a FILE_PSTRING conversion.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-27-1 file security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-145-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2974-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3021-1 file security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3021-2 file regression update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2276-1 PHP vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2278-1 file vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Dec 4, 2025, 8:26 PM
Reserved
May 14, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2014, 11:07 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 27, 2014, 12:00 AM