7.5

CVE-2014-9087: canonical ubuntu_linux Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0498UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9087USN-2427-1
Published 01-12-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9087 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.49 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 01-12-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer underflow in the ksba_oid_to_str function in Libksba before 1.3.2, as used in GnuPG, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OID in a (1) S/MIME message or (2) ECC based OpenPGP data, which triggers a buffer overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.49 pp

From 5.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mageia3 products
  • libksba< 1.3.2-1.mga3
  • libksba< 1.3.2-1.mga4
  • mageiaEOL3.0 | 4.0
Debian2 products
  • libksba< 1.3.2-1 | < 1.0.7-2+deb6u1 | < 1.2.0-2+deb7u1
  • debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Gnupg2 products
Canonical1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libksba< 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.1

5 vendors · 9 products

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