CVE-2014-9862
Published: 22 July 2016
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
bsdiff Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.3-17)
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(4.3-17)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(4.3-17)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(4.3-15+deb8u1build0.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9862
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- 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://support.apple.com/HT206903
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4500-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian