CVE-2014-3564
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the status_handler function in (1) engine-gpgsm.c and (2) engine-uiserver.c in GPGME before 1.5.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "different line lengths in a specific order."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.5.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.5.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.5.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.5.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.5.1-1 |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | gpgme | {"endIncluding":"1.5.0"} | |
References
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2cbd76f7911fc215845e89b50d6af5ff4a83dd77
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/266
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3005
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/109699
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68990
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113267
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3564
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.