CVE-2014-9862

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9862
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-22 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998 - platform/external/bsdiff - Git at Google af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 android.googlesource.com Issue Tracking
openSUSE-SU-2016:1977-1: moderate: Security update for bsdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.FreeBSD.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2010-1] bsdiff security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
372525 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.chromium.org Issue Tracking
FreeBSD bsdiff Heap Overflow in Processing Patch Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
USN-4500-1: bsdiff vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Full Disclosure: X41 D-Sec GmbH Security Advisory X41-2020-006: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in bspatch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Binary diff: Heap-based buffer overflow (GLSA 202003-44) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659 - chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff - Git at Google af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 chromium.googlesource.com Issue Tracking
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - X41 D-Sec GmbH Security Advisory X41-2020-006: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in bspatch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 752550 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libostree (SUSE-SU-2022:3094-1)
  • 752634 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libostree (SUSE-SU-2022:3456-1)
  • 752636 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libostree (SUSE-SU-2022:3455-1)
  • 752690 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libostree (SUSE-SU-2022:3671-1)

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