CVE-2014-3479

The cdf_check_stream_offset function in cdf.c in file before 5.19, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14, relies on incorrect sector-size data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted stream offset in a CDF file.

Published: 2014-07-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2014-3479 is rated Moderate Risk (55.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.93%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +9.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3479

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.92% 14.93% +9.00%
2 2026-05-24 14.80% 5.92% -8.87%
3 2026-04-29 — 14.80% —

Full EPSS history (47 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3479

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3479

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3479

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-3479 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (file), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3479
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3479
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3479 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (file, php5), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 8, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3479

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3479

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
file_project file < 5.19 cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php < 5.3.29 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.30 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.14 cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 11.4 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle linux 7 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3479

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59794 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59831 Not Applicable
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68241 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67411 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/36fadd29849b8087af9f4586f89dbf74ea45be67 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Third Party Advisory
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