CVE-2014-9474
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Buffer overflow in the mpfr_strtofr function in GNU MPFR before 3.1.2-p11 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to incorrect documentation for mpn_set_str.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.1.2-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.1.2-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.1.2-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.1.2-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.1.2-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mpfr | gnu_mpfr | {"endIncluding":"3.1.2"} | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147737.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147745.html
- http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/patch11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71542
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171701
- https://gforge.inria.fr/scm/viewvc.php/mpfr?revision=9243&view=revision
- https://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2013-December/003267.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-06
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9474
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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