CVE-2014-8116

Publication date 17 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
file 14.10 utopic
Fixed 1:5.19-1ubuntu1.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 5.09-2ubuntu0.6
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 5.03-5ubuntu1.5
php5 14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

readelf.c isn't used in php

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