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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-131-1 file security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-145-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3121-1 file security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7962 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2494-1 file vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2535-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.944Z

Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8117

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-12-17T19:59:05.353

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-8117

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8117 - Bugzilla

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