SB2014031302 - Gentoo update for file
Published: March 13, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014031302
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1943)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite recursion when insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can trigger CPU consumption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.