CVE-2014-9637 json
GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted…
published 2017-08-25 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9447
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- patch Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.7.1-7
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9637
- patch Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9637
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
- patch SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +2 more 2.5.9-252.22.7.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=0c08d7a902c6fdd49b704623a12d8d67… commit
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html advisory
- ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 advisory
- savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44051 advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/7 advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0068.html advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185262 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9637 updated cvss 2.1
patch: local denial of service with a crafted patch
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 patch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 patch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 patchaffected: no fix available
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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git.savannah.gnu.org
/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=0c08d7a902c6fdd49b704623a12d8d672ef18944
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html
vendor-advisory, patch, third-party-advisory
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html
vendor-advisory, patch, third-party-advisory
-
ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2651-1
vendor-advisory, patch, third-party-advisory
-
savannah.gnu.org
/bugs/?44051
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/7
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
-
advisories.mageia.org
/MGASA-2015-0068.html
patch, third-party-advisory
-
bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1185262
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/72286
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-9637
- NVD CVE-2014-9637
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