FKIE_CVE-2014-9862

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-07-22 02:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:19
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00026.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/8
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/09/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036438
cve@mitre.orghttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/bsdiff/+/4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=372525Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttps://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff/+/d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00028.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT206903Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4500-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00026.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/09/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036438
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/bsdiff/+/4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=372525Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff/+/d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00028.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206903Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4500-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
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    },
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      "value": "Error de entero sin signo en bspatch.c en bspatch en bsdiff, como se utiliza en Apple OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.6 y otros productos, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario o provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica) a trav\u00e9s de un archivo de revisi\u00f3n manipulado."
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  "id": "CVE-2014-9862",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:19:07.070",
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