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CVE-2014-0207 json

The cdf_read_short_sector 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.…

published 2014-07-09 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0257

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.9%
EPSS 16.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The cdf_read_short_sector 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, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted CDF file.

Patch / fix

  • christos_zoulas file 5.19
  • php php 5.3.29, 5.4.30, 5.5.14
  • file Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:5.19-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0207

  • file Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1
  • php5 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0207

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • file RHEL 7 5.11-31.el7
  • file-libs RHEL 7 5.11-31.el7
  • python-magic RHEL 7 5.11-31.el7
  • php55-php RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.6-13.el6
  • php55-php RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.6-13.el7
  • php55-php-gd RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.6-13.el6
  • php55-php-gd RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.6-13.el7
  • php55-php-cli RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.6-13.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2155RHSA-2014:1766RHSA-2014:1765RHSA-2014:1013

  • php53 SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 5.3.17-47.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0207 updated cvss 4.3

file: cdf_read_short_sector insufficient boundary check

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) file 5.11-31.el7, file-libs 5.11-31.el7, python-magic 5.11-31.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) php 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-gd 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-cli 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-dba 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-fpm 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-pdo 5.4.16-23.el7_0, +18 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1013
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) file 5.11-31.el7, file-libs 5.11-31.el7, python-magic 5.11-31.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) php 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-gd 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-cli 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-dba 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-fpm 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-pdo 5.4.16-23.el7_0, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) file 5.11-31.el7, php 5.4.16-23.el7_0, file-libs 5.11-31.el7, php-gd 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-cli 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-pdo 5.4.16-23.el7_0, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) php-dba 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-fpm 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-intl 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-snmp 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-bcmath 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-pspell 5.4.16-23.el7_0, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) file 5.11-31.el7, php 5.4.16-23.el7_0, file-libs 5.11-31.el7, php-gd 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-cli 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-pdo 5.4.16-23.el7_0, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) php-dba 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-fpm 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-intl 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-snmp 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-bcmath 5.4.16-23.el7_0, php-pspell 5.4.16-23.el7_0, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1013
  • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php55-php 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-gd 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php-gd 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-cli 5.5.6-13.el6, php55-php-dba 5.5.6-13.el6, +44 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php55-php 5.5.6-13.el7, php54-php 5.4.16-22.el7, php55-php-gd 5.5.6-13.el7, php54-php-gd 5.4.16-22.el7, php55-php-cli 5.5.6-13.el7, php55-php-dba 5.5.6-13.el7, +40 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) php55-php 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-gd 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php-gd 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-cli 5.5.6-13.el6, php55-php-dba 5.5.6-13.el6, +44 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php55-php 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-gd 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php-gd 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-cli 5.5.6-13.el6, php55-php-dba 5.5.6-13.el6, +44 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php55-php 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-gd 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php-gd 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-cli 5.5.6-13.el6, php55-php-dba 5.5.6-13.el6, +44 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php55-php 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-gd 5.5.6-13.el6, php54-php-gd 5.4.16-22.el6, php55-php-cli 5.5.6-13.el6, php55-php-dba 5.5.6-13.el6, +44 more
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php55-php 5.5.6-13.el7, php54-php 5.4.16-22.el7, php55-php-gd 5.5.6-13.el7, php54-php-gd 5.4.16-22.el7, php55-php-cli 5.5.6-13.el7, php55-php-dba 5.5.6-13.el7, +40 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 php, rpm, file, php53, cdrtools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 php, file, php-gd, php-cli, php-dba, php-fpm, +23 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
11 mo ago

Exploit prediction

16.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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