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title: "CVE-2014-7204\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-7204

Publication date 2 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

jscript.c in Exuberant Ctags 5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted
JavaScript file.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| exuberant-ctags | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:5.9~svn20110310-7ubuntu0.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:5.9~svn20110310-3ubuntu0.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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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-2014-7204?format=md#patch-details)

### 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 |
| --- | --- |
| exuberant-ctags | * Upstream:   <http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7204)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7204)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-7204)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7204)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2371-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2371-1)
+ Exuberant Ctags vulnerability
+ 8 October 2014

### Other references

* <http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7204>