MPFR 'strtofr.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:71542

CVE-2014-9474 |

Info

MPFR 'strtofr.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71542
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2014-9474
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 04 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 02 2016 08:09PM
Credit: Vincent Lefevre
Vulnerable: MPFR MPFR 3.1.2
MPFR MPFR 2.4.1
MPFR MPFR 2.4
MPFR MPFR 2.1
MPFR MPFR 3.1.2-p10
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
GMP GMP 5.1.3
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: MPFR MPFR 3.1.2-p11

Discussion

MPFR 'strtofr.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

MPFR is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability because it fails to adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using the affected function. Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the application.

Solution / Fix

MPFR 'strtofr.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

MPFR 'strtofr.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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