CVE-2013-7345
5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD
Description
The BEGIN regular expression in the awk script detector in magic/Magdir/commands in file before 5.15 uses multiple wildcards with unlimited repetitions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted ASCII file that triggers a large amount of backtracking, as demonstrated via a file with many newline characters.
Affected (6)
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Before 5.15 |
Configuration C
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 6.0 |
References (12)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken LinkExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
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