Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-3564
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the status_handler function in (1) engine-gpgsm.c and (2) engine-uiserver.c in GPGME before 1.5.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "different line lengths in a specific order."
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2014-3564
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IPs affected by CVE-2014-3564 2,473
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3564
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.57%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 90 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-3564
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-3564
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-3564
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68990
GPGME 'status_handler()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/266
oss-sec: CVE-2014-3564 gpgme: heap-based buffer overflow in gpgsm status handler
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http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3005
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3005-1 gpgme1.0
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http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2cbd76f7911fc215845e89b50d6af5ff4a83dd77
git.gnupg.org Git
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113267
1113267 – (CVE-2014-3564) CVE-2014-3564 gpgme: heap-based buffer overflow in gpgsm status handlerPatch
Products affected by CVE-2014-3564
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gpgme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*