readelf.c in file before 5.22, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not consider that pread calls sometimes read only a subset of the available data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-204-1 file security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3196-1 file security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9463 readelf.c in file before 5.22, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not consider that pread calls sometimes read only a subset of the available data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3686-1 file vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.805Z

Reserved: 2015-02-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9653

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-03-30T10:59:03.583

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

Link: CVE-2014-9653

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2014-9653 - Bugzilla

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