Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-2270
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2014-2270
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-2014-2270 159,500
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2270
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 95.86%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-2270
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-2270
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-2270
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1
USN-2163-1: PHP vulnerability | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1
USN-2162-1: file vulnerability | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:0435-1: moderate: file: fixed off-by-one errorsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
file: Denial of Service (GLSA 201503-08) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505
oss-sec: Re: Re: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executablesMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2873-1 fileThird Party Advisory
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473
oss-sec: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executablesMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
RHSA-2014:1765 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:0364-1: moderate: file: security fixesMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313
Broken Link;Patch
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https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801
PR/313: Aaron Reffett: Check properly for exceeding the offset. · file/file@4475585 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLogRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:0367-1: moderate: file: security fixesMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504
oss-sec: Re: CVE Request: file: crashes when checking softmagic for some corrupt PE executablesMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2014-2270
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*