Multiple flaws were found in the File Information (fileinfo) extension regular expression rules for detecting various files. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to cause a PHP application using fileinfo to consume an excessive amount of CPU.
Find out more about CVE-2014-3538 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (php) | RHSA-2014:1327 | 2014-09-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (file) | RHSA-2015:2155 | 2015-11-19 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (php54-php) | RHSA-2014:1765 | 2014-10-30 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (php54-php) | RHSA-2014:1765 | 2014-10-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (file) | RHSA-2016:0760 | 2016-05-10 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (php55-php) | RHSA-2014:1766 | 2014-10-30 |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (php55-php) | RHSA-2014:1766 | 2014-10-30 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | php | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cdrtools | Not affected |
Vulmon