{"cve":"CVE-2014-3538","nvd":{"published":"2014-07-03T14:55:07.537","modified":"2026-06-17T00:08:26.713","status":"Modified","description":"file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html","http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001553.html","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/7","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html"],"products":["christos_zoulas:file","debian:debian_linux","php:php"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-3538","score":0.11814,"percentile":0.96086,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}