CVE-2014-9862 (GCVE-0-2014-9862)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-22 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:55
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-07-18 00:00
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