CVE-2014-9653 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the readelf.c component of the 'file' utility, affecting versions before 5.22, and subsequently PHP versions before 5.4.37, 5.5.21, and 5.6.5. This flaw stems from improper handling of 'pread' calls, allowing remote attackers to trigger uninitialized memory access via a crafted ELF file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered high severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.4.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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