Denial of Service Vulnerability in ELF Parser of File Before 5.21

CVE-2014-8116 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.

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