CVE-2014-9862
HIGH7.8EPSS 9.0%bsdiff - security update
Published: 7/22/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/bsdifffrom 0, < 4.3-17
- Debian/bsdifffrom 0, < 4.3-15+deb8u1
- Debian/bsdifffrom 0, < 4.3-14+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |