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CVE-2014-8117

Published: Dec 17, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
5.9%
Top 7.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.

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
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
filefile project
Library
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
freebsdfreebsd
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
mageiamageia
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
file projectoss-projectOperating Systems
freebsdoss-projectUSOperating Systems
mageiaoss-projectOperating Systemsaka mageia linux
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1
ubuntu.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692
securityfocus.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
secunia.com
and 12 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 17, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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