CVE-2014-3480

Published: Jul 9, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo

6.5MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The cdf_count_chain function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, does not properly validate sector-count data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-20

Affected Products

file project

oss-project

fileLibrary

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

php

oss-project·USaka pecl, php language, pear

phpDev Tool

OSS Libraries / generic-library

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

opensuse

oss-project·DE

opensuseOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

oracle

commercial·USaka oracle corp.

linuxOn-prem

Databases / cache-message-queue

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

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References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html

lists.apple.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2

marc.info

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