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softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Products
- file
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1:5.21+15-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-8117
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8117
file
Fixed versions: 1:5.21+15-1
file
Fixed versions: 1:5.21+15-1
file
Fixed versions: 1:5.21+15-1
Complete source record
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