6.8
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-3564
GPGME Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the status_handler function in (1) engine-gpgsm.c and (2) engine-uiserver.c in GPGME before 1.5.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "different line lengths in a specific order."

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2014, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3564 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Gnu gpgme
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected GPGME packages.
  • Update the affected GPGME packages.
  • Apply available security patches.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-3564 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3564 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3564 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2cbd76f7911fc215845e89b50d6af5ff4a83dd77
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/266
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3005
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/109699
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68990
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113267
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git;a=commit;h=2cbd76f7911fc215845e89b50d6af5ff4a83dd77 [Patch]
    Added Reference http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2cbd76f7911fc215845e89b50d6af5ff4a83dd77 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gpgme:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:10.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gpgme:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.19 }} 0.33%

score

0.86446

percentile