High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9862
CVE-2014-9862
Description
Integer signedness error in bspatch.c in bspatch in bsdiff, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted patch file.
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Affected products
29- Range: <10.11.6
- osv-coords26 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/bsdiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/libostree&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/libostree&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/libostree&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1
< 4.3-5.3+ 25 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3-5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2021.6-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.9-150100.7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.9-150100.7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.9-150100.7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.1-150000.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.1-150000.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2021.6-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2021.6-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.9-150100.7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.9-150100.7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.1-150000.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.1-150000.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2018.9-150100.7.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2020.8-150200.3.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT206903nvdVendor Advisory
- android.googlesource.com/platform/external/bsdiff/+/4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998nvdIssue Tracking
- bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detailnvdIssue Tracking
- chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff/+/d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659nvdIssue Tracking
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00026.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/8nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/09/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036438nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00028.htmlnvd
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.ascnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4500-1/nvd
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