VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9474
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.55% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- mpfr/gnu mpfr
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147737.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147745.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/patch11Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71542Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171701Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gforge.inria.fr/scm/viewvc.php/mpfr?revision=9243&view=revisionThird Party Advisory
- https://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2013-December/003267.htmlNot Applicable
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-06Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147737.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147745.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/patch11Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71542Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171701Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gforge.inria.fr/scm/viewvc.php/mpfr?revision=9243&view=revisionThird Party Advisory
- https://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2013-December/003267.htmlNot Applicable
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-06Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.