CVE-2014-6251 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner via crafted mining protocol messages, potentially leading to code execution or service disruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6251?
CVE-2014-6251 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by sending a mining.subscribe response with a large nonce2 length, then triggering the overflow with a mining.notify request.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpuminer Project Cpuminer.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-6251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4q7-px7p-vcmc, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6251.