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CVE-2014-2892 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_answer function in mmsh.c in libmms before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-2915

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_answer function in mmsh.c in libmms before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long line in an MMS over HTTP (MMSH) server response.

Patch / fix

  • libmms Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.2-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2892

  • libmms Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.6.2-3ubuntu2.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2892

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libmss openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.6.4-4.5

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10109-1

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Exploit prediction

6.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/p/libmms/code/ci/03bcfccc22919c72742b7338d02859962861e0e8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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