CVE-2014-8117

Publication date 17 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
file 14.10 utopic
Fixed 1:5.19-1ubuntu1.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 5.09-2ubuntu0.6
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 5.03-5ubuntu1.5
php5 14.10 utopic
Fixed 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.17
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.29

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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