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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9761
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9761
Aliases CVE-2014-9761
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3 9.8 https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9761.json
ubuntu-priority low https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9761.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9761
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2985-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2985-2
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9761
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1

No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9761.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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changed

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high

low

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low

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There are no SSVC decisions available.