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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-9620 · published 21 January 2015

CVE-2014-9620: File project file vulnerability

File Project · File

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 4.7% · top 8.5% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
4.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715
https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001653.html
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2015/001660.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3121
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/9
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71715
https://github.com/file/file/commit/ce90e05774dd77d86cfc8dfa6da57b32816841c4
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3686-1/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-9620), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.