Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-9862 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ostree Other software / Other software solutions |
Vendor | OSTree Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU216
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 1.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9862
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in FreeBSD bsdiff. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a heap overflow by creating a specially crafted patch file loaded by the target user via bspatch.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Solution for this vulnerability can be found at:
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc
https://support.apple.com/cs-cz/HT206903
ostree: 2012.0 - 2021.6
External linkshttp://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/releases/tag/v2022.1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.