CVE-2014-5439 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2014-5439?

CVE-2014-5439 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities exists in Sniffit prior to 0.3.7 via a crafted configuration file that will bypass Non-eXecutable bit NX, stack smashing protector SSP, and address space layout randomization ASLR protection mechanisms, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5439?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Sniffit Project Sniffit.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5439?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-5439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5439, DLA-713-1, GHSA-p45p-3fx5-h8qr, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5439, USN-4652-1.