critical
9.8
CWE
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CVE-2014-9761: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Jan 20 2016(Updated: )

A stack overflow vulnerability was found in nan* functions that could cause applications which process long strings with the nan function to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. Upstream bug: <a href="https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16962">https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16962</a> CVE assignment: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/153">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/153</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/glibc<2.23
2.23
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=11.0-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=11.0-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=11.0-sp4
openSUSE=13.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11.0-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11.0-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11.0-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11.0-sp3
suse linux enterprise server vmware=11.0-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11.0-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11.0-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11.0-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12
Fedoraproject Fedora=23
GNU C Library (glibc)<=2.22
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=15.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-9761?

    CVE-2014-9761 is a critical vulnerability that can lead to application crashes and potentially allow execution of arbitrary code.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-9761?

    To fix CVE-2014-9761, update the affected glibc packages to versions later than 2.23.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2014-9761?

    CVE-2014-9761 affects versions of glibc up to 2.22 and specific versions of SUSE Linux and Ubuntu.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2014-9761?

    Exploitation of CVE-2014-9761 can lead to remote code execution and denial of service attacks.

  • Is CVE-2014-9761 already patched?

    Yes, CVE-2014-9761 has been patched in glibc versions 2.23 and later.

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