CVE-2014-9474

Description

Buffer overflow in the mpfr_strtofr function in GNU MPFR before 3.1.2-p11 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to incorrect documentation for mpn_set_str.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.13% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mpfr.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71542 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/12 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147745.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2013-December/003267.html mailing list not applicable
http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/patch11 vendor advisory
https://gforge.inria.fr/scm/viewvc.php/mpfr?revision=9243&view=revision third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147737.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171701 issue tracking third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-06 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9474?
CVE-2014-9474 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9474?
To fix CVE-2014-9474, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9474 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9474 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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