CVE-2014-6272
Description
Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in the libevent's evbuffer API. An attacker able to make an application pass an excessively long input to the libevent via evbuffer API could use this flaws to make application enter an infinite loop, crash, and, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.1 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Nick Mathewson (Libevent upstream) for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Andrew Bartlett (Catalyst) as the original reporter.
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