Resource management error in file (Alpine package)

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32446

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8116

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

file (Alpine package): 5.03-r0 - 5.20-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:file_alpine_package:5.03-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:1.9
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:file_alpine_package:5.04-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:1.10
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:file_alpine_package:5.06-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=02286d0a09c3c4cfb072451d57c410d01663fa46
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1ba7ddddb70f1dcee72628a4274a892ce8ef4c37
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b0bbf889ddd8908b9438d92e2cea75f7978a2e51
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=718c47ea3118a64806312eb9fbb66a90b543e547

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.