Buffer overflow in xdelta3 - CVE-2014-9765
Published: April 20, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32335
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9765
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.
Affected software
xdelta3
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
xdelta3 (Alpine package)
xdelta
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
xdelta3 (Alpine package)
xdelta
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9765
Install update from vendor's website.
xdelta3 - update to 3.0.9
xdelta3 (Alpine package) - update to 3.0.11-r0
xdelta - update to 3.0.7-7.fc22
xdelta3 (Alpine package) - update to 3.0.11-r0
xdelta - update to 3.0.7-7.fc22
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00125.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00131.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3484
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83109
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2901-1
- https://github.com/jmacd/xdelta-devel/commit/ef93ff74203e030073b898c05e8b4860b5d09ef2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-40