SB2014102310 - Fedora 21 update for file
Published: October 23, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014102310
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3710)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to the donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the application to crash via a crafted ELF file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.