CVE-2014-7204 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 7 Oct 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via infinite loop and resource consumption by tricking users into processing a crafted JavaScript file with Exuberant Ctags.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-7204?

CVE-2014-7204 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 7 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7204?

It affects 4 products.

Linux distribution packages (4)

`ctags` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	All versions	`5.8-7.1`
`ctags` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	All versions	`5.8-7.1`
`ctags` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	All versions	`5.8-7.1`
`ctags` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	All versions	`5.8-8.1`

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Debian Exuberant Ctags, Mageia Mageia.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7204?

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-2014-7204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2014-7204, CLEANSTART-2024-DU60116, DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7204, DLA-69-1, DSA-3042-1, GHSA-5p88-49h5-82pm and 5 more.