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CVE-2014-8116

Published: Dec 17, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 9.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

n/an/a
filefile project
Library
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
freebsdfreebsd
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
mageiamageia
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
file projectoss-projectOperating Systems
freebsdoss-projectUSOperating Systems
mageiaoss-projectOperating Systemsaka mageia linux
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://github.com/file/file/commit/d7cdad007c507e6c79f51f058dd77fab70ceb9f6
github.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
secunia.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
oracle.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 17, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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