CVE-2014-3538
php5 - security update
EPSS 33.0%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-3538
To remediate CVE-2014-3538, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/file—upgrade to 1:5.19-1 or later
- Debian/file—upgrade to 5.04-5+squeeze7 or later
- —upgrade to 5.3.3-7+squeeze22 or later
- —upgrade to 5.4.4-14+deb7u13 or later
Is CVE-2014-3538 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 33.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1:5.19-1
- from 0, < 5.04-5+squeeze7
- from 0, < 5.3.3-7+squeeze22
- from 0, < 5.4.4-14+deb7u13