softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61944 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62081 | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog | Patch Issue Tracking | 
| https://github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81c | Patch Issue Tracking | 
| https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc | Vendor Advisory | 
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Information
                Published : 2014-12-17 19:59
Updated : 2018-01-05 02:29
NVD link : CVE-2014-8117
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8117
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8117
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Products Affected
                canonical
- ubuntu_linux
file_project
- file
mageia
- mageia
freebsd
- freebsd
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-399
                        
            Resource Management Errors
