MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-3587

File vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
20.2%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Integer overflow in the cdf_read_property_info function in cdf.c in file through 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1571.
Affected vendor
Christos Zoulas
Affected product
File
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2014-08-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 20.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-3587

  • Confirm whether Christos Zoulas File is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-3587.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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