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TI-2014-01799 Aliases CVE-2014-2270GHSA-33vf-9722-2226

softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause…

Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04318 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.17VulnerableFile Project
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.4.26; 5.5.0 to before 5.5.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.17 Vulnerable ·File Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.4.26; 5.5.0 to before 5.5.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1765 Released 2014-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    php54-php security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php54-php-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.16-22.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php54-php-5.4.16-22.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.16-22.el7, php54-php-cli-5.4.16-22.el7 +20
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) php54-php-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.16-22.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php54-php-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.16-22.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php54-php-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.16-22.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php54-php-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.16-22.el6, php54-php-cli-5.4.16-22.el6 +22
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php54-php-5.4.16-22.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.16-22.el7, php54-php-cli-5.4.16-22.el7 +20
  • RHSA-2014:1606 Released 2014-10-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    file security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) file-5.04-21.el6, file-libs-5.04-21.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) file-devel-5.04-21.el6, file-static-5.04-21.el6, python-magic-5.04-21.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) file-5.04-21.el6, file-libs-5.04-21.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) file-devel-5.04-21.el6, file-static-5.04-21.el6, python-magic-5.04-21.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) file-5.04-21.el6, file-devel-5.04-21.el6, file-devel-5.04-21.el6.ppc +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) file-static-5.04-21.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) file-5.04-21.el6, file-devel-5.04-21.el6, file-libs-5.04-21.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) file-static-5.04-21.el6
  • RHSA-2014:1012 Released 2014-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php53 and php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php53-5.3.3-23.el5_10, php53-5.3.3-23.el5_10.i386, php53-5.3.3-23.el5_10.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-bcmath-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-cli-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 +24
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php53-5.3.3-23.el5_10, php53-5.3.3-23.el5_10.i386, php53-bcmath-5.3.3-23.el5_10 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) php-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-cli-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-common-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-bcmath-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-dba-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-cli-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-common-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-bcmath-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-dba-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-cli-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-common-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-bcmath-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1, php-dba-5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 +13

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012, RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012, RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012, RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012, RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012, RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012, RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1012, RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5)Fixed RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1765
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2270
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33vf-9722-2226

References

Patch 5

Advisory 10

Sources

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