THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-9620
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-9620

File vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
4.7%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
Affected vendor
File Project
Affected product
File
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-01-21

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-9620

  • Confirm whether File Project File is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-9620.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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