CVE-2014-9112 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 2 Dec 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in GNU Cpio via a heap-based buffer overflow triggered by a large block value in a cpio archive.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-9112?

CVE-2014-9112 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9112?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:2.11-24.el7`

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gnu Cpio.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9112?

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-2014-9112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9112, DLA-111-1, DSA-3111-1, GHSA-wvrh-73qw-9vj9, MGASA-2014-0528, RHSA-2015:2108 and 2 more.