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DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3478
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3478
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published July 9, 2014
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| file | Debian:12 | 1:5.19-1 |
| file | Debian:14 | 1:5.19-1 |
| file | Debian:13 | 1:5.19-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | file | 0 |
| Debian:14 | file | 0 |
| Debian:13 | file | 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 9, 2014 CVE Published
- Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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