vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9862: Binary diff: Heap-based buffer overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 22, 2016 | Mar 20, 2020 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 22, 2016
Added
Mar 20, 2020
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A remote attacker could entice a user to apply a specially crafted patch
using bspatch, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-util-bsdiff
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