# CVE-2014-8117: softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumpti

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

softmagic.c in file before 5.21 does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2535-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61944
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:28.file.asc
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0760.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2494-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/6f737ddfadb596d7d4a993f7ed2141ffd664a81c
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031344
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62081
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1056
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0040.html
- https://github.com/file/file/blob/00cef282a902a4a6709bbbbb933ee397768caa38/ChangeLog

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