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.
2014-12-17T19:59:05.353
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | file_project | file | ≤ 5.20 | Yes |
Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | * | Yes |
Operating System | mageia | mageia | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.10 | Yes |