CVE-2014-3538

Publication date 3 July 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
file 14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1
13.10 saucy
Fixed 5.11-2ubuntu4.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 5.09-2ubuntu0.4
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

This fix introduces new functionnality and is too intrusive to backport to lucid.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
file