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CVE-2014-9087

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-9087 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from mageia, from debian, from gnupg and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-01T15:59:11.797

Last Modified

2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-191

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	mageia	mageia	3.0	Yes
Operating System	mageia	mageia	4.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Application	gnupg	libksba	< 1.3.2	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes
Application	gnupg	gnupg	2.1.0	Yes
Application	gnupg	gnupg	2.1.0	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0498.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q4/000359.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60073 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60189 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60233 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3078 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:234 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:151 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71285 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2427-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/2-Buffer-overflow-and-other-minor-issues-in-GnuPG-and-libksba-TFPA-0012014.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0498.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q4/000359.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60073 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60189 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60233 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3078 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:234 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:151 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71285 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2427-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/2-Buffer-overflow-and-other-minor-issues-in-GnuPG-and-libksba-TFPA-0012014.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mageia's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.