CVE-2014-3478

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 15.18%

Last modified

CVE-2014-3478 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 15.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
15.18%

96.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
Christos ZoulasFile<= 5.18
Christos ZoulasFile5.00
Christos ZoulasFile5.01
Christos ZoulasFile5.02
Christos ZoulasFile5.03
Christos ZoulasFile5.04
Christos ZoulasFile5.05
Christos ZoulasFile5.06
Christos ZoulasFile5.07
Christos ZoulasFile5.08
Christos ZoulasFile5.09
Christos ZoulasFile5.10
Christos ZoulasFile5.11
Christos ZoulasFile5.12
Christos ZoulasFile5.13
Christos ZoulasFile5.14
Christos ZoulasFile5.15
Christos ZoulasFile5.16
Christos ZoulasFile5.17
PhpPhp<= 5.4.29
PhpPhp5.4.0
PhpPhp5.4.1
PhpPhp5.4.2
PhpPhp5.4.3
PhpPhp5.4.4
PhpPhp5.4.5
PhpPhp5.4.6
PhpPhp5.4.7
PhpPhp5.4.8
PhpPhp5.4.9
PhpPhp5.4.10
PhpPhp5.4.11
PhpPhp5.4.12
PhpPhp5.4.13
PhpPhp5.4.14
PhpPhp5.4.15Rc1
PhpPhp5.4.16Rc1
PhpPhp5.4.17
PhpPhp5.4.18
PhpPhp5.4.19
PhpPhp5.4.20
PhpPhp5.4.21
PhpPhp5.4.22
PhpPhp5.4.23
PhpPhp5.4.24
PhpPhp5.4.25
PhpPhp5.4.26
PhpPhp5.4.27
PhpPhp5.4.28
PhpPhp5.5.0

Showing 50 of 63 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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.
How severe is CVE-2014-3478?
CVE-2014-3478 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 15.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3478?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST