ubuntu-cve-2014-9862
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-07-22 02:59
Modified
2025-09-08 16:43
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "bsdiff",
            "binary_version": "4.3-15+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "bsdiff",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bsdiff@4.3-15+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.3-15+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.3-15"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9862",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:43:17Z",
  "published": "2016-07-22T02:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9862"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/bsdiff/+/4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=372525"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff/+/d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206903"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4500-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9862"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-4500-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-9862"
  ]
}



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