CVE-2014-9087

7.5 · HIGH

Published Dec 1, 2014 mageia CWE-191 EPSS 5.17% (92th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-9087 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mageia mageia. It was published on December 1, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Integer underflow in the ksba_oid_to_str function in Libksba before 1.3.2, as used in GnuPG, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OID in a (1) S/MIME message or (2) ECC based OpenPGP data, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mageia. Update mageia to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
gnupg	libksba	>= 0, < 1.3.2	Affected

References

Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0498.html Ref lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q4/000359.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/60073 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60189 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60233 Ref www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3078 Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:234 Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:151 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/71285 Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2427-1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9087?

CVE-2014-9087 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mageia mageia. It was published on December 1, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9087?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9087?

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