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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-8117

CVE-2014-8117

Description

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.

Affected products

7
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=5.20
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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