Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2014-9488
The is_utf8_well_formed function in GNU less before 475 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via malformed UTF-8 characters, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:4.02%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1, 13.2 |
| gnu | less | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
4.017%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-01-03T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2015-04-14T18:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2015-04-10 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T13:47:41 |
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