Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 7, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-7204
CVE-2014-7204
Description
jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.
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Affected products
11- cpe:2.3:a:debian:exuberant_ctags:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- Range: =5.8
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ctags&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ctags&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ctags&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ctags&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1
< 5.8-8.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.8-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.8-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.8-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.8-7.1
Patches
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References
7- sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploitIssue Tracking
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
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