What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-4501?

CVE-2014-4501 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-4501?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-4501. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-4501?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2014-4501. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Sgminer CVE-2014-4501

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-07-23 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Sgminer Cgminer Bfgminer

10.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

10.0 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 23, 2014 - 14:55 cve.org

CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in sgminer before 4.2.2, cgminer before 4.3.5, and BFGMiner before 3.3.0 allow remote pool servers to have unspecified impact via a long URL in a client.reconnect stratum message to the (1) extract_sockaddr or (2) parse_reconnect functions in util.c.

AnalysisAI

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in sgminer before 4.2.2, cgminer before 4.3.5, and BFGMiner before 3.3.0 allow remote pool servers to have unspecified impact via a long URL in a. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in sgminer before 4.2.2, cgminer before 4.3.5, and BFGMiner before 3.3.0 allow remote pool servers to have unspecified impact via a long URL in a client.reconnect stratum message to the (1) extract_sockaddr or (2) parse_reconnect functions in util.c. Affected products include: Sgminer Project Sgminer, Cgminer Project Cgminer, Bfgminer. Version information: before 4.2.2.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.