CVE-2014-9862
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Integer signedness error in bspatch.c in bspatch in bsdiff, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted patch file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
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
macOS Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.3-17 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.3-17 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.3-17 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.3-17 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.3-17 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9862.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00026.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/09/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036438
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/bsdiff/+/4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=372525
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff/+/d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00028.html
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4500-1/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9862
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.