file: out-of-bounds access in search rules with offsets from input file
Published Mar 14, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.32%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 5.17
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 4
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53-0:5.3.3-23.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1012
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
file-0:5.04-21.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1606
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php-0:5.3.3-27.el6_5.1
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1012
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 EUS
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1765
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cdrtools
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
file
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rpm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
file
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
php55-php
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53-0:5.3.3-23.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1012 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | file-0:5.04-21.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1606 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php-0:5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1012 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1765 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 EUS | php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1765 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS | php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1765 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS | php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1765 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1765 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cdrtools | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rpm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | file | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | php55-php | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the php packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue did not affect the php packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.32% (0.04318) | 90.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04334) | 89.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 24, 2026 | 30.77% (0.30772) | 96.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 27.07% (0.27067) | 96.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 32.94% (0.32940) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 11.47% (0.11470) | 93.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 32.94% (0.32940) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 43.46% (0.43457) | 97.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 19.64% (0.19640) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 43.46% (0.43457) | 97.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 19.64% (0.19640) | 95.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 15.45% (0.15451) | 94.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 36.96% (0.36960) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 43.03% (0.43034) | 97.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 37.29% (0.37288) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 42.71% (0.42713) | 96.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 37.29% (0.37288) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.86% (0.95863) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 95.86% (0.95863) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.20% (0.96205) | 99.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2270 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072220 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2270
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2270
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