CVE-2014-9652
php5 - security update
EPSS 6.9%
Description
The mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.21, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not properly handle a certain string-length field during a copy of a truncated version of a Pascal string, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted file.
How to fix CVE-2014-9652
To remediate CVE-2014-9652, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/file—upgrade to 1:5.21+15-1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.4.36-0+deb7u3 or later
Is CVE-2014-9652 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:5.21+15-1
- from 0, < 5.4.36-0+deb7u3