UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9637

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9637

    Published: 31 Dec 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9637
    Aliases:
    USN-2651-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9637, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2651-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9637

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: patch

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3

    Affected versions

    2.7.1-3
    2.7.1-4
    2.7.1-4ubuntu1
    2.7.1-4ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    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