Description
GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file.
Published: 2017-08-25
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9447 GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2651-1 GNU patch vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Gnu Patch
Mageia Mageia
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.811Z

Reserved: 2015-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9637

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-25T18:29:00.450

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2014-9637

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-01-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9637 - Bugzilla

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