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CVE-2014-9637

Publication date 31 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
patch 15.04 vivid
Fixed 2.7.3-1
14.10 utopic
Fixed 2.7.1-5ubuntu0.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.6.1-3ubuntu0.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2651-1
    • GNU patch vulnerabilities
    • 22 June 2015

Other references