CVE-2014-8117

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions file versions prior to 5.21

Description The issue is related to the softmagic.c file in the file package, which does not properly limit recursion. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in CPU consumption or a crash, via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely and may lead to disruption of protected information availability.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.21, update to version 5.21 or later to resolve the issue.