CVE-2014-9474 : Buffer overflow in the mpfr_strtofr function in GNU MPFR before 3.1.2-p11 allows

Buffer overflow in the mpfr_strtofr function in GNU MPFR before 3.1.2-p11 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to incorrect documentation for mpn_set_str.

Published 2017-10-10 01:30:20

Updated 2017-11-05 23:16:45

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Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2014-9474

Mpfr » Gnu Mpfr » Update P10
Versions up to, including, (<=) 3.1.2
cpe:2.3:a:mpfr:gnu_mpfr:*:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9474

EPSS FAQ

6.43%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 90 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-9474

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2014-9474

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-9474

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71542

MPFR 'strtofr.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171701

1171701 – (CVE-2014-9474) CVE-2014-9474 mpfr: buffer overflow in mpfr_strtofr
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
https://gforge.inria.fr/scm/viewvc.php/mpfr?revision=9243&view=revision

[mpfr] Revision 9243
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-06

MPFR: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201512-06) — Gentoo security
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147745.html

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: mpfr-3.1.2-5.fc20
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/patch11

Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147737.html

[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: mpfr-3.1.2-8.fc21
Third Party Advisory
https://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2013-December/003267.html

out-of-bound write
Not Applicable
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/12

oss-security - Re: CVE request: mpfr: buffer overflow in mpfr_strtofr
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

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CVSS scores for CVE-2014-9474

CWE ids for CVE-2014-9474

References for CVE-2014-9474