CVE-2014-2892
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.
02 Description
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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-04-22 14:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 10:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-04-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b1cb4ab36d24c1bc144778554d99502e1edc8c84153f1555f82e0d1ab4742356
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-2916http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2916
- www.securityfocus.com66933http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66933
- secunia.com57875http://secunia.com/advisories/57875
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/p/libmms/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0590http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00001.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140418 Re: libmms heap-based buffer overflow fixhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/18/14
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-29https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-29
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/p/libmms/code/ci/03bcfccc22919c72742b7338d02859962861e0e8
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlibmms-getanswer-bo(92640)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92640
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libmms Fixed in 0.6.2-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libmms Fixed in 0.6.2-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libmms Fixed in 0.6.2-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libmms Fixed in 0.6.2-3ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.