CVE-2014-9765
Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.
02 Description
Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.
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
- 4.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2016-04-19 21:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-02-08
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 19d22fe429518d4edede06e71199f5038fb1c9fd10c8837f3c5dedd36c3027fb
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160208 Re: CVE request - buffer overflow in xdelta3 before 3.0.9http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/2
- github.comhttps://github.com/jmacd/xdelta-devel/commit/ef93ff74203e030073b898c05e8b4860b5d09ef2
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2901-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2901-1
- www.debian.orgDSA-3484http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3484
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0524http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00125.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-40https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-40
- www.securityfocus.com83109http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83109
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0530http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00131.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160208 CVE request - buffer overflow in xdelta3 before 3.0.9http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/08/1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xdelta3 Fixed in 3.0.8-dfsg-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xdelta3 Fixed in 3.0.8-dfsg-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xdelta3 Fixed in 3.0.8-dfsg-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- xdelta3 Fixed in 3.0.7-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
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.