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Ubuntu: USN-4500-1 (CVE-2014-9862): bsdiff vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4500-1 (CVE-2014-9862): bsdiff vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/21/2016
Created
09/18/2020
Added
09/16/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

Integer signedness error in bspatch.c in bspatch in bsdiff, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted patch file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-bsdiff

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