The ELF parser in file 5.08 through 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of notes.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9620 is rated Moderate Risk (49.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.68%, 91th 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 | 2026-06-15 | 7.20% | 4.68% | -2.52% |
| 2 | 2026-04-19 | 8.29% | 7.20% | -1.09% |
| 3 | 2026-04-11 | — | 8.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2014-9620 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-2014-9620 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2014-9620: 1 GLSA(s) (201503-08), 1 atom(s) (sys-apps/file); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-9620 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9620 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2014-9620 severity moderate: SUSE including 46 source package names (0.9.1:file-5.22-10.3.1, 0.9.1:file-magic-5.22-10.3.1, …), 173 product×package rows across 58 product lines (Container caasp/v4/default-http-backend, Container caasp/v4/dnsmasq-nanny, … (58 product lines)): Fixed 165, Known Not Affected 8. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9620/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2014-9620 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (file, php5), 36 status rows across 18 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 19, DNE 11, ignored 4, released 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9620 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| file_project | file | 5.08 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.09 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.10 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.11 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.12 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.13 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.14 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.15 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.16 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.17 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.18 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.19 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.20 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | 5.21 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |