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CVE-2014-8116

Published: 17 December 2014

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
readelf.c isn't used in php

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
file
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid
Released (5.03-5ubuntu1.5)
precise
Released (5.09-2ubuntu0.6)
trusty
Released (1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3)
upstream Needs triage

utopic
Released (1:5.19-1ubuntu1.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/file/file/commit/b4c01141e5367f247b84dcaf6aefbb4e741842b8
upstream: https://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6
upstream: https://github.com/file/file/commit/8a905717660395b38ec4966493f6f1cf2f33946c
php5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream Needs triage

utopic Not vulnerable