CVE-2014-3538

file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…

published July 3, 2014

CVSS

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EPSS

12%

Percentile

96.1

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS: Not scored
CVSS v4.0: Not supplied
EPSS: 0.11814 · 96.1th percentile
Published: 2014-07-03T14:00Z

EPSS history

Timeline

03 JUL 14:00Z
file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…
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