VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9765
Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 4.16%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.16% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · xdelta/xdelta3 · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00125.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00131.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3484
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83109
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2901-1
- https://github.com/jmacd/xdelta-devel/commit/ef93ff74203e030073b898c05e8b4860b5d09ef2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-40
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00125.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00131.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3484
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83109
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2901-1
- https://github.com/jmacd/xdelta-devel/commit/ef93ff74203e030073b898c05e8b4860b5d09ef2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-40
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.