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CVE-2014-9862 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00026.html CVE, MITRE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/8 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/09/2 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036438 CVE, MITRE
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/bsdiff/+/4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking 
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=372525 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking 
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff/+/d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00028.html CVE, MITRE
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc CVE, MITRE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44 CVE, MITRE
https://support.apple.com/HT206903 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4500-1/ CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9862
NVD Published Date:
07/21/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE