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CVE-2014-9653

Published: Mar 30, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.7%
Top 9.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

readelf.c in file before 5.22, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not consider that pread calls sometimes read only a subset of the available data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
filefile project
Library
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
phpphp
Dev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PHPPHP GroupOSS Libraries
file projectoss-projectOperating Systems
phposs-projectUSOSS Librariesaka php language, pecl, pear
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
php grouposs-projectOSS Librariesaka php, pear

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
marc.info
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
oracle.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 30, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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