ctags: possible denial of service
Published Oct 7, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.28%
Description
jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 12.04
- 14.04
Configuration 2
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 5.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ctags
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ctags
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ctags
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ctags | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ctags | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ctags | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:L/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04276) | 90.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04276) | 89.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.40% (0.02401) | 83.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01051) | 84.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01050) | 83.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01152) | 82.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00886) | 80.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00629) | 75.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/ x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7204 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1147339 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7204
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7204
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/ | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7204 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1147339 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7204 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7204 |
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