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CVE-2014-2270 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313 Broken Link  Patch 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-2270
NVD Published Date:
03/14/2014
NVD Last Modified:
10/28/2022
Source:
Debian GNU/Linux