CVE-2014-3564 : Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the status_handler function in (1) engine-gpgsm.c and (2) engine-uiserver.c in G

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the status_handler function in (1) engine-gpgsm.c and (2) engine-uiserver.c in GPGME before 1.5.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "different line lengths in a specific order."

Published 2014-10-20 17:55:05

Updated 2023-02-13 00:40:41

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2014-3564

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 8200

IPs affected by CVE-2014-3564 2,473

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3564

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.57%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 90 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-3564

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
6.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	8.6	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2014-3564

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-3564

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68990

GPGME 'status_handler()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/266

oss-sec: CVE-2014-3564 gpgme: heap-based buffer overflow in gpgsm status handler
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3005

Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3005-1 gpgme1.0
http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2cbd76f7911fc215845e89b50d6af5ff4a83dd77

git.gnupg.org Git
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113267

1113267 – (CVE-2014-3564) CVE-2014-3564 gpgme: heap-based buffer overflow in gpgsm status handler
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Products affected by CVE-2014-3564