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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742605
Broken Link vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/
Scores
EPSS
0.0428
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
debian/debian_linux
7.0
debian/exuberant_ctags
5.8
mageia/mageia
3.0
mageia/mageia
4.0
Published
Oct 07, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026