CVE-2014-9621
N/A
Published: January 21, 2015 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFile
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001654.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/file/file/commit/65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276cVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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