CVE-2014-9653 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted ELF files due to improper handling of partial reads in the file library.
- 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-2014-9653?
CVE-2014-9653 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Mar 2015. 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
readelf.c in file before 5.22, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not consider that pread calls sometimes read only a subset of the available data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9653?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, File Project File, Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9653?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-9653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9653, DLA-204-1, DSA-3196-1, GHSA-px78-rrg6-77hf, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9653.