CVE-2014-3538

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 3, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-3538: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix