CVE-2014-8116
EPSS 15.9%file - security update
Published: 12/17/2014Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/filefrom 0, < 1:5.21+15-1
- Debian/filefrom 0, < 5.04-5+squeeze9
- Debian/filefrom 0, < 5.11-2+deb7u7