CVE-2014-4715 Integer overflow in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted input due to integer overflow in LZ4 on 32-bit systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-4715?
CVE-2014-4715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Yann Collet LZ4 before r119, when used on certain 32-bit platforms that allocate memory beyond 0x80000000, does not properly detect integer overflows, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Literal Run, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4611.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4715?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yann Collet Lz4.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4715?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-4715 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4715 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4715, GHSA-c356-gp5w-pv9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4715.