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CVE-2014-4502
Published:July 23, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the parse_notify function in sgminer before 4.2.2, cgminer before 4.3.5, and BFGMiner before 4.1.0 allow remote pool servers to have unspecified impact via a (1) large or (2) negative value in the Extranonc2_size parameter in a mining.subscribe response and a crafted mining.notify request.
Related Resources (6)
https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer/commit/e1c5050734123973b99d181c45e74b2cbb00272e
https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/issues/258
https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/commit/bac5831b355f916e0696b7bbcccfc51c057b729a
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68831
https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer/commit/ff7f30129f15f7a2213f8ced0cd65c9a331493d9
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/119
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
10
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.52