CVE-2014-2270
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-2270 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | debian |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-03-14 15:55:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | File Project | File | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-sec: Re: Re: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executables | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0367-1: moderate: file: security fixes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| file: Denial of Service (GLSA 201503-08) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0364-1: moderate: file: security fixes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0435-1: moderate: file: fixed off-by-one errors | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.php.net | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2163-1: PHP vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-sec: Re: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executables | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2162-1: file vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 0000313: [PATCH] file crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executables - bugs.gw.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gw.com | Broken Link, Patch |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2873-1 file | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| PR/313: Aaron Reffett: Check properly for exceeding the offset. · file/file@4475585 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-sec: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executables | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.