Description
file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-50-1 | file security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-67-1 | php5 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3008-1 | php5 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3008-2 | php5 regression update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3021-1 | file security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3021-2 | file regression update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-3533 | file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2278-1 | file vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:16.893Z
Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-3538
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-07-03T14:55:07.537
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-3538
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN