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CVE-2014-9637

Published: Aug 25, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9637
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FedoraFedoraproject20 (including)20 (including)
FedoraFedoraproject21 (including)21 (including)
PatchUbuntudevel*
PatchUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
PatchUbuntuprecise*
PatchUbuntutrusty*
PatchUbuntutrusty/esm*
PatchUbuntuupstream*
PatchUbuntuutopic*
PatchUbuntuvivid*

References

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