CVE-2014-9652

file: out of bounds read in mconvert()

Published Mar 30, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 5.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.21, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not properly handle a certain string-length field during a copy of a truncated version of a Pascal string, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted file.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9462 The mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.21, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not properly handle a certain string-length field during a copy of a truncated version of a Pascal string, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2501-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:47 PM
Reserved
Feb 5, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 30, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:18 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 11, 2014, 12:00 AM