CVE-2014-7204

Publication date 2 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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

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

Patch details

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Package Patch details
exuberant-ctags

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2371-1
    • Exuberant Ctags vulnerability
    • 8 October 2014

Other references