UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8117

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8117
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8117.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8117
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Published
2014-12-17T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:48:10.068426Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3

Affected versions

5.*

5.11-2ubuntu4

1:5.*

1:5.14-2ubuntu1
1:5.14-2ubuntu2
1:5.14-2ubuntu3
1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1
1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "file"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "file-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "python-magic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "python3-magic"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / php5

Package

Name
php5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/php5@5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7

Affected versions

5.*

5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2
5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu3
5.5.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1
5.5.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2
5.5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu1
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu1
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu2
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu3
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libapache2-mod-php5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libapache2-mod-php5filter"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libphp5-embed"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php-pear"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-cgi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-cli"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-curl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-enchant"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-fpm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-gd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-gmp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-intl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-mysqlnd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-odbc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-pspell"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-readline"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-recode"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-snmp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-sqlite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-sybase"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-tidy"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-xmlrpc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "php5-xsl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}