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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3710

The donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Products
file
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1:5.20-2
CVEs
CVE-2014-3710
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3710

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Nov 2014, 11:55 UTC

The donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3710

file

Fixed versions: 1:5.20-2

file

Fixed versions: 1:5.20-2

file

Fixed versions: 1:5.20-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3710",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:24.236271996Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 413784,
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