CVE-2014-1943

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a file.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.03%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 92
Score date: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)

Canonical — Ubuntu Linux Debian — Debian Linux Fine Free File Project — Fine Free File PHP — PHP
CWEs

CWE-755
References

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