CVE-2014-9761
eglibc - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.5%
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) nan, (2) nanf, or (3) nanl function.
How to fix CVE-2014-9761
To remediate CVE-2014-9761, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/eglibc—upgrade to 2.11.3-4+deb6u9 or later
- —upgrade to 2.23-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-9761 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.11.3-4+deb6u9
- from 0, < 2.23-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |