UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9621

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9621
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9621.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9621
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Published
2015-01-21T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:43:06Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4

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
1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "file"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "file-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "file-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "python-magic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "python3-magic"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}