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CVE-2014-9087
Published:December 01, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
Integer underflow in the ksba_oid_to_str function in Libksba before 1.3.2, as used in GnuPG, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OID in a (1) S/MIME message or (2) ECC based OpenPGP data, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Related Resources (13)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2427-1
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0498.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60073
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71285
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9087
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/2-Buffer-overflow-and-other-minor-issues-in-GnuPG-and-libksba-TFPA-0012014.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60189
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3078
http://secunia.com/advisories/60233
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q4/000359.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:234
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9087
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:151
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
CWE-191
EPSS
Base Score:
4.48