CVE-2014-9087

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2014-11-25
CWE:
CWE-190->CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1168051: CVE-2014-9087 libksba: integer underflow flaw leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in ksba_oid_to_str()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2014-9087 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libksba Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libksba Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libksba Will not fix

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