Is CVE-2014-1943 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-1943 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1943?

CVE-2014-1943 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-1943

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-755
EPSS score: 5.0% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-1997)
Published: February 18, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-1997 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
fine free file project / fine free file
php / php

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.html(Mailing List, Tool Signature)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.html(Mailing List, Tool Signature)
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001327.html(Broken Link)
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001330.html(Broken Link)
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001334.html(Broken Link)
http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2014/001337.html(Broken Link)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2861(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2868(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2123-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2126-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/glensc/file/blob/FILE5_17/ChangeLog(Release Notes, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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