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cve[email protected]CVE-2014-3538
HistoryJul 03, 2014 - 2:55 p.m.

CVE-2014-3538

2014-07-0314:55:00
CWE-399
web.nvd.nist.gov
127
2
cve-2014-3538
file
denial of service
cpu consumption
regex search
remote attackers
crafted file
backtracking
awk rule
nvd

9.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.018 Low

EPSS

Percentile

87.9%

file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.

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9.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.018 Low

EPSS

Percentile

87.9%