vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-2278-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-2278-1",
  "summary": "file vulnerabilities",
  "details": "Mike Frysinger discovered that the file awk script detector used multiple\nwildcard with unlimited repetitions. An attacker could use this issue to\ncause file to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2013-7345)\n\nFrancisco Alonso discovered that file incorrectly handled certain CDF\ndocuments. A attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash,\nresulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-3478,\nCVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2014-3487)\n\nJan Kalu\u017ea discovered that file did not properly restrict the amount of\ndata read during regex searches. An attacker could use this issue to\ncause file to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2014-3538)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7345",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0207",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3478",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3479",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3480",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3487",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3538"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2014-07-15T17:43:43Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:31Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "file",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.11-2ubuntu4",
        "1:5.14-2ubuntu1",
        "1:5.14-2ubuntu2",
        "1:5.14-2ubuntu3"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "file",
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libmagic1",
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-magic",
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-magic",
            "binary_version": "1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2013-7345",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-0207",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-3478",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-3479",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-3480",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-3487",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-3538",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2278-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7345"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0207"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3478"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3479"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3480"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3487"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3538"
    }
  ]
}