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CVE-2014-9756: canonical ubuntu_linux Divide By Zero

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9756DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9756
Published 19-11-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9756 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Divide By Zero vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 6
DLA-356-1DLA-928-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10148-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10470-1SUSE-SU-2015:1979-1SUSE-SU-2015:2000-1

Timeline

  1. 19-11-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The psf_fwrite function in file_io.c in libsndfile allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the headindex variable.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.83% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.83%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Libsndfile

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse2 products
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • libsndfile< 1.0.25-10
Libsndfile_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libsndfile< 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1

5 vendors · 6 products

References

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