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title: "CVE-2014-0207\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-0207

Publication date 9 July 2014

Last updated 8 December 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0207?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The cdf\_read\_short\_sector 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, allows
remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and
application exit) via a crafted CDF file.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0207?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| file | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.1 |
| 13.10 saucy | Fixed 5.11-2ubuntu4.3 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 5.09-2ubuntu0.4 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 5.03-5ubuntu1.3 |
| php5 | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 |
| 13.10 saucy | Fixed 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0207?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold)

The php5 patch has only the security fix, prefer it for file as well

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| file | * Upstream:   [6d209c1](https://github.com/file/file/commit/6d209c1c489457397a5763bca4b28e43aac90391) |
| php5 | * Upstream:   <http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=4fcb9a9d1b1063a65fbeb27395de4979c75bd962> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0207)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0207)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-0207)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0207)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2278-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2278-1)
+ file vulnerabilities
+ 15 July 2014

+ [USN-2276-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2276-1)
+ PHP vulnerabilities
+ 9 July 2014

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0207>