The mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.21, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not properly handle a certain string-length field during a copy of a truncated version of a Pascal string, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9652 is rated Moderate Risk (50.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.49%, 92th 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 | 6.91% | 5.49% | -1.42% |
| 2 | 2026-05-24 | 5.79% | 6.91% | +1.11% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 5.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2014-9652 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-2014-9652 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2014-9652: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-42), 1 atom(s) (sys-apps/file); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-9652 |
redhat
|
low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9652 |
ubuntu
|
low | CVE-2014-9652 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (file, php5), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 7, not-affected 3. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9652 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| php | php | <= 5.4.36 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.8 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.9 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.10 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.11 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.12 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.13 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.14 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.15 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.16 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.17 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.18 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.19 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.5.20 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php | php | 5.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| file_project | file | <= 5.20 | cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |