{"id":"USN-2278-1","summary":"file vulnerabilities","details":"Mike Frysinger discovered that the file awk script detector used multiple\nwildcard with unlimited repetitions. An attacker could use this issue to\ncause file to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2013-7345)\n\nFrancisco Alonso discovered that file incorrectly handled certain CDF\ndocuments. A attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash,\nresulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-3478,\nCVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2014-3487)\n\nJan Kaluža discovered that file did not properly restrict the amount of\ndata read during regex searches. An attacker could use this issue to\ncause file to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2014-3538)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T08:58:31.527093Z","published":"2014-07-15T17:43:43Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7345","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0207","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3478","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3479","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3480","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3487","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3538"],"upstream":["CVE-2013-7345","CVE-2014-0207","CVE-2014-3478","CVE-2014-3479","CVE-2014-3480","CVE-2014-3487","CVE-2014-3538","UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7345","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0207","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3478","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3479","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3480","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3487","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3538"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2278-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7345"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0207"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3478"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3479"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3480"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3487"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3538"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"file","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1"}]}],"versions":["5.11-2ubuntu4","1:5.14-2ubuntu1","1:5.14-2ubuntu2","1:5.14-2ubuntu3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1","binary_name":"file"},{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1","binary_name":"libmagic1"},{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1","binary_name":"python-magic"},{"binary_version":"1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1","binary_name":"python3-magic"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2013-7345"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-0207"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-3478"},{"severity":[{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-3479"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-3480"},{"severity":[{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-3487"},{"severity":[{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-3538"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2278-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}