The ELF parser in file 5.16 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-9621 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 1.9 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-php56-php | Not affected |
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | php55-php | Not affected |
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | php54-php | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | php | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | file | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | file | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rpm | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cdrtools | Not affected |