UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9765

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9765

    Published: 31 Dec 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9765
    Aliases:
    USN-2901-1

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9765, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2901-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9765

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xdelta3

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.7-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    3.0.7-dfsg-2

    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