CVE-2014-0207

Publication date 9 July 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The cdf_read_short_sector function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted CDF file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
file	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1
	13.10 saucy	Fixed 5.11-2ubuntu4.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 5.09-2ubuntu0.4
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 5.03-5ubuntu1.3
php5	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
	13.10 saucy	Fixed 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26

Notes

seth-arnold

The php5 patch has only the security fix, prefer it for file as well

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
file	Upstream: 6d209c1
php5	Upstream: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=4fcb9a9d1b1063a65fbeb27395de4979c75bd962

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2278-1
file vulnerabilities
15 July 2014

USN-2276-1
PHP vulnerabilities
9 July 2014

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0207