CVE-2014-9621 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 21 Jan 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the file utility library by providing a long string to the ELF parser.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-9621?

CVE-2014-9621 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9621?

It affects 1 product.

Products include File Project File.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9621?

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-2014-9621 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9621 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9621, GHSA-37mq-9v9g-wmfw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9621.