CVE-2014-7204 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Exuberant Ctags 5.8, specifically within the jscript.c component, affecting distributions like Canonical, Debian, and Mageia. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted JavaScript file, leading to an infinite loop and significant CPU and disk consumption. While the CVSS score is a moderate 5.0, indicating a low attack complexity and no confidentiality or integrity impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:exuberant_ctags:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CVE-2014-7204
Jul 13, 2021jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file.
Oct 2, 2014ctags: possible denial of service
Mar 25, 2014