CVE catalog

CVE-2015-4604

file: CVE-2015-4604

Severity: High · CVSS 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Apr 16, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 7.11% · Oct 25, 2026

The mget function in softmagic.c in file 5.x, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8, does not properly maintain a certain pointer relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string that is mishandled by a "Python script text executable" rule.

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`	not affected
Debian	file	forky	`1:5.47-4`	not affected
Debian	file	trixie	`1:5.46-5`	not affected
Debian	file	bookworm	`1:5.44-3`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	file	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	file	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	file	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	file	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[file]Not affected
Details (2)
- 1:5.44-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm
- 1:5.44-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm
[libmagic1]Not affected
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
- 1:5.44-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm
- 1:5.44-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm
[libmagic-dev]Not affected
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
- 1:5.44-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm
- 1:5.44-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm
[libmagic-mgc]Not affected
Source package: [file]
Details (2)
- 1:5.44-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm
- 1:5.44-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · file · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:15:26 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]