CVE-2014-3478 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mconvert function of the 'file' utility (before version 5.19), also affecting PHP's Fileinfo component (before 5.4.30 and 5.5.14). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted Pascal string during a FILE_PSTRING conversion, leading to an application crash. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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