Vulnerability in Gnu Patch
CVE-2014-9637
GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file.
EPSS: 0.023 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Patch
- Mageia — versions 4.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9637?
- CVE-2014-9637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Patch, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9637?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-9637 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.