Multiple flaws were found in the way the File Information (fileinfo) extension parsed Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) files. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to cause a PHP application using fileinfo to consume an excessive amount of system resources.
Find out more about CVE-2014-8116 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 |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (file) | RHSA-2015:2155 | 2015-11-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (file) | RHSA-2016:0760 | 2016-05-10 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| 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 6 | php | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file | Will not fix |
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