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CVE-2014-8116 json

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large…

published 2014-12-17 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-7961

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

Patch / fix

  • file Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:5.21+15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8116

  • file Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8116

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 6 5.04-30.el6
  • file-libs RHEL 6 5.04-30.el6
  • python-magic RHEL 6 5.04-30.el6
  • file RHEL 7 5.11-31.el7
  • file-libs RHEL 7 5.11-31.el7
  • python-magic RHEL 7 5.11-31.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0760RHSA-2015:2155

  • file SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +6 more 5.22-10.3.1
  • python-magic SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP2 5.22-10.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:3048-1

  • file openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.29-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10221-1

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-2014-8116 updated cvss 4.3

file: multiple denial of service issues (resource consumption)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 file
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) file 5.11-31.el7, file-libs 5.11-31.el7, python-magic 5.11-31.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) file-devel 5.11-31.el7, file-static 5.11-31.el7, file-debuginfo 5.11-31.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) file 5.11-31.el7, file-libs 5.11-31.el7, python-magic 5.11-31.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) file-devel 5.11-31.el7, file-static 5.11-31.el7, file-debuginfo 5.11-31.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) file 5.04-30.el6, file-libs 5.04-30.el6, python-magic 5.04-30.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) file-devel 5.04-30.el6, file-static 5.04-30.el6, file-debuginfo 5.04-30.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) file 5.04-30.el6, file-libs 5.04-30.el6, python-magic 5.04-30.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) file-devel 5.04-30.el6, file-static 5.04-30.el6, file-debuginfo 5.04-30.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) file 5.04-30.el6, file-libs 5.04-30.el6, python-magic 5.04-30.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (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 Server Optional (v. 6) file-static 5.04-30.el6, file-debuginfo 5.04-30.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) file-devel 5.11-31.el7, file-static 5.11-31.el7, file-debuginfo 5.11-31.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) file 5.04-30.el6, file-libs 5.04-30.el6, python-magic 5.04-30.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (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
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) file-static 5.04-30.el6, file-debuginfo 5.04-30.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) file-devel 5.11-31.el7, file-static 5.11-31.el7, file-debuginfo 5.11-31.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 php, php53 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 php, php-gd, php-cli, php-dba, php-fpm, php-pdo, +20 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 php, php-gd, php-cli, php-dba, php-fpm, php-pdo, +18 more Red Hat Software Collections php54-php, php55-php, php54-php-gd, php55-php-gd, rh-php56-php, php54-php-cli, +72 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

4.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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