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CVE-2014-3478


Buffer overflow in the mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Pascal string in a FILE_PSTRING conversion.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from christos_zoulas, from php organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2014-07-09T11:07:01.587

Last Modified

2025-12-04T21:16:05.920

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application christos_zoulas file ≤ 5.18 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.00 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.01 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.02 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.03 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.04 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.05 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.06 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.07 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.08 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.09 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.10 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.11 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.12 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.13 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.14 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.15 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.16 Yes
Application christos_zoulas file 5.17 Yes
Application php php ≤ 5.4.29 Yes
Application php php 5.4.0 Yes
Application php php 5.4.1 Yes
Application php php 5.4.2 Yes
Application php php 5.4.3 Yes
Application php php 5.4.4 Yes
Application php php 5.4.5 Yes
Application php php 5.4.6 Yes
Application php php 5.4.7 Yes
Application php php 5.4.8 Yes
Application php php 5.4.9 Yes
Application php php 5.4.10 Yes
Application php php 5.4.11 Yes
Application php php 5.4.12 Yes
Application php php 5.4.12 Yes
Application php php 5.4.12 Yes
Application php php 5.4.13 Yes
Application php php 5.4.13 Yes
Application php php 5.4.14 Yes
Application php php 5.4.14 Yes
Application php php 5.4.15 Yes
Application php php 5.4.16 Yes
Application php php 5.4.17 Yes
Application php php 5.4.18 Yes
Application php php 5.4.19 Yes
Application php php 5.4.20 Yes
Application php php 5.4.21 Yes
Application php php 5.4.22 Yes
Application php php 5.4.23 Yes
Application php php 5.4.24 Yes
Application php php 5.4.25 Yes
Application php php 5.4.26 Yes
Application php php 5.4.27 Yes
Application php php 5.4.28 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.0 Yes
Application php php 5.5.1 Yes
Application php php 5.5.2 Yes
Application php php 5.5.3 Yes
Application php php 5.5.4 Yes
Application php php 5.5.5 Yes
Application php php 5.5.6 Yes
Application php php 5.5.7 Yes
Application php php 5.5.8 Yes
Application php php 5.5.9 Yes
Application php php 5.5.10 Yes
Application php php 5.5.11 Yes
Application php php 5.5.12 Yes
Application php php 5.5.13 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For christos_zoulas's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.