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CVE-2014-6272

UnknownEPSS 2.08%

Last modified

CVE-2014-6272 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple integer overflows in the evbuffer API in Libevent 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 2.0.x before 2.0.22, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5-beta allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via "insanely large inputs" to the (1) evbuffer_add, (2) evbuffer_expand, or (3) bufferevent_write function, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow or an infinite loop. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT3 due to different affected versions. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the evbuffer API in Libevent 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 2.0.x before 2.0.22, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5-beta allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via "insanely large inputs" to the (1) evbuffer_add, (2) evbuffer_expand, or (3) bufferevent_write function, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow or an infinite loop. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT3 due to different affected versions. See CVE-2015-6525 for the functions that are only affected in 2.0 and later.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
2.08%

79.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
DebianDebian Linux7.0
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.0
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.1
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.2
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.3
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.4
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.5
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.6
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.7
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.8
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.9
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.10
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.11
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.12
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.13
Libevent ProjectLibevent1.4.14
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.1
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.2
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.3
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.4
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.5
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.6
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.7
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.8
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.9
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.10
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.11
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.12
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.13
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.14
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.15
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.16
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.17
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.18
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.19
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.20
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.0.21
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.1.1
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.1.2
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.1.3
Libevent ProjectLibevent2.1.4

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Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-6272?
Multiple integer overflows in the evbuffer API in Libevent 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 2.0.x before 2.0.22, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5-beta allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via "insanely large inputs" to the (1) evbuffer_add, (2) evbuffer_expand, or (3) bufferevent_write function, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow or an infinite loop. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT3 due to different affected versions. See CVE-2015-6525 for the functions that are only affected in 2.0 and later.
How severe is CVE-2014-6272?
Severity scoring for CVE-2014-6272 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6272?
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Source: NVD / NIST