The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
Priority LOW 28CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02976 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 | Vulnerable | File Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 | Vulnerable | File Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.18 | Vulnerable | File Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 | Vulnerable | File Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.20 | Vulnerable | File Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.21 | Vulnerable | File Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.16 Vulnerable ·File Project
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 Vulnerable ·File Project
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.18 Vulnerable ·File Project
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 Vulnerable ·File Project
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.20 Vulnerable ·File Project
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.21 Vulnerable ·File Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9621
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37mq-9v9g-wmfw
References
More File Project File vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-06425 do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-06422 do_bid_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-02807 The cdf_count_chain function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2014-07843 readelf.c in file before 5.22, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-13237 cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-02814 The cdf_read_property_info function in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2014-9621 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9621 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37mq-9v9g-wmfw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9621 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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