Christos Zoulas File up to 5.21 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Christos Zoulas File up to 5.21. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-9621. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Christos Zoulas File up to 5.21. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was disclosed 01/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at mx.gw.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9621 since 01/17/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82046 (Amazon Linux AMI : file (ALAS-2015-497)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350205 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for file: ALAS-2015-497).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100257) and Tenable (82046). The entry VDB-68978 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82046
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : file (ALAS-2015-497)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-497
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

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01/21/2015 +4 days 🔍
02/02/2015 +12 days 🔍
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03/25/2015 +2 days 🔍
03/08/2022 +2540 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 65437cee25199dbd385fb35901bc0011e164276c
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9621 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9621
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68977
X-Force: 100257 - File src/readelf.c denial of service, Medium Risk

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2015 09:46
Updated: 03/08/2022 08:13
Changes: 02/02/2015 09:46 (64), 03/09/2019 08:33 (5), 03/08/2022 08:11 (3), 03/08/2022 08:13 (1)
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