CVE-2014-9765

Publication date 31 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xdelta3	15.10 wily	Fixed 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.10.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 3.0.7-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 3.0.0.dfsg-1+deb7u1build0.12.04.1

Notes

sbeattie

xdelta3 < 3.0.9

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
xdelta3	Upstream: ef93ff7

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2901-1
xdelta3 vulnerability
17 February 2016