CVE catalog
CVE-2014-9620
file: CVE-2014-9620
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.68% · Oct 25, 2026
The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | file | sid | 1:5.47-4 | fixed |
| Debian | file | forky | 1:5.47-4 | fixed |
| Debian | file | trixie | 1:5.46-5 | fixed |
| Debian | file | bookworm | 1:5.44-3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 5.11-2ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 5.11-2ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | file | 16.04 | 1:5.22+15-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 16.04 | 1:5.25-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 16.04 | 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | file | 18.04 | 1:5.32-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 18.04 | 1:5.32-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | file | 18.04 | 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | file | source | sid | 1:5.21+15-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | file | source | forky | 1:5.21+15-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | file | source | trixie | 1:5.21+15-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | file | source | bookworm | 1:5.21+15-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | file | deb | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9620 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | file | deb | 14.04 | 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4 | Not reported | USN-3686-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | file | deb | 16.04 | 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | USN-3686-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | file | deb | 18.04 | 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | USN-3686-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [file]Fixed
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
- [libmagic1]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
- [libmagic-dev]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
- [libmagic-mgc]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.44-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
1:5.44-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · bookworm; dsa · file · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [file]Fixed
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
- [libmagic1t64]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
- [libmagic-dev]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
- [libmagic-mgc]Fixed
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
1:5.46-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
1:5.46-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.21+15-1dsa · file · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0760]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_3048-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9620]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9620]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3686-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9620]
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