Resource Management Errors Affecting file-devel package, versions <0:5.04-30.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.43% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-FILEDEVEL-2507918
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Dec 2014

Introduced: 17 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 file-devel to version 0:5.04-30.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-0760.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file-devel package and not the file-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

CVSS Base Scores

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