Resource exhaustion in file (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-8117
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 file (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU3894

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8117

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The weakness exists due to resource exhaustion when softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion. A remote attacker can trigger CPU consumption and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

file (Alpine package): 5.19-r0 - 5.20-r0

CPE2.3 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.



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