VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-8116

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-12-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

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