The cdf_read_property_info function 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, does not properly validate a stream offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CDF file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3487 is rated Moderate Risk (45.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.50%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-04-29 | 19.44% | 14.50% | -4.94% |
| 2 | 2026-03-04 | 9.75% | 19.44% | +9.69% |
| 3 | 2026-03-01 | — | 9.75% | — |
Full EPSS history (47 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2014-3487 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-2014-3487 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3487 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-3487 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-2014-3487 |
| 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |