mpfr: buffer overflow in mpfr_strtofr
Published Oct 9, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.55%
Description
Buffer overflow in the mpfr_strtofr function in GNU MPFR before 3.1.2-p11 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to incorrect documentation for mpn_set_str.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
mpfr-0:3.1.1-4.el7_9.2
Fixed · RHSA-2025:9332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mpfr
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | mpfr-0:3.1.1-4.el7_9.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9332 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mpfr | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.55% (0.04549) | 91.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.29% (0.04290) | 89.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04159) | 87.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.43% (0.06429) | 90.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.92% (0.11918) | 89.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.43% (0.06429) | 90.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 84.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 83.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 81.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00720) | 77.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 78.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147737.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147745.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/patch11 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71542 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9474 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171701 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://gforge.inria.fr/scm/viewvc.php/mpfr?revision=9243&view=revision x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2013-December/003267.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTNot Applicable
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9474
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9474
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