CVE-2014-9087

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    CVE-2014-9087

    Published: 1 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer underflow in the ksba_oid_to_str function in Libksba before 1.3.2, as used in GnuPG, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OID in a (1) S/MIME message or (2) ECC based OpenPGP data, which triggers a buffer overflow.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0498.html, http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q4/000359.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/60073, http://secunia.com/advisories/60189, http://secunia.com/advisories/60233, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3078, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:234, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:151, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71285, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2427-1, https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/2-Buffer-overflow-and-other-minor-issues-in-GnuPG-and-libksba-TFPA-0012014.html, http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q4/000359.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2427-1

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High