CVE-2014-3487 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using the file library or PHP Fileinfo by submitting a crafted CDF file due to improper stream offset validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3487?
CVE-2014-3487 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The cdf_read_property_info function in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, does not properly validate a stream offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3487?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, File Project File, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Linux, Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3487?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-3487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3487, GHSA-99xh-vjw8-p886, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3487.