CVE-2014-3480
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · Improper input validation
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The cdf_count_chain function in cdf.c 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 sector-count data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)11%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.htmlAdvisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2Advisory
- http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlAdvisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59831