CVE-2014-3564
gpgme1.0 - security update
EPSS 3.2%
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the status_handler function in (1) engine-gpgsm.c and (2) engine-uiserver.c in GPGME before 1.5.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "different line lengths in a specific order."
How to fix CVE-2014-3564
To remediate CVE-2014-3564, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/gpgme1.0—upgrade to 1.5.1-1 or later
- Debian/gpgme1.0—upgrade to 1.2.0-1.2+deb6u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.0-1.4+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2014-3564 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.5.1-1
- from 0, < 1.2.0-1.2+deb6u1
- from 0, < 1.2.0-1.4+deb7u1