CVE-2014-2270
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CVE-2014-2270
softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.
Exploit probability
4.3%
Published
March 14, 2014
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2014-2270
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softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08