Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-9488
The is_utf8_well_formed function in GNU less before 475 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via malformed UTF-8 characters, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Products affected by CVE-2014-9488
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:less:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9488
3.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-9488
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-9488
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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-2014-9488
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159449.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: less-471-4.fc22
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:199
mandriva.com
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http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0139.html
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0139 - Updated less packages fix CVE-2014-9488
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00077.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:0595-1: Security update for less
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https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/3-less-out-of-bounds-read-access-TFPA-0022014.html
less out of bounds read access - TFPA 002/2014 | The Fuzzing Project
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