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.
MediumCVSS 5.5
EPSS 2.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/patch(Debian:12) | < 2.7.1-7 | 2.7.1-7 |
| debian/patch(Debian:13) | < 2.7.1-7 | 2.7.1-7 |
| debian/patch(Debian:14) | < 2.7.1-7 | 2.7.1-7 |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 20 | No fix listed |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 21 | No fix listed |
| mageia | = 4.0 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 12.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 14.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 14.10 | No fix listed |
| GNU patch | <= 2.7.2 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2014-9637 vendor-advisory
- advisories.mageia.org patch third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-1165 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-1134 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150122 Re: CVE request: directory traversal flaw in patch mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- 72286 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- USN-2651-1 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- git.savannah.gnu.org issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- savannah.gnu.org issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory