HIGH
Integer signedness error in bspatch.c in bspatch in bsdiff, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted patch file
Published Jul 22, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.76%
Description
Integer signedness error in bspatch.c in bspatch in bsdiff, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted patch file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.76% 0.06762
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06762
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.76% (0.06762) | 93.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.82% (0.06817) | 93.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 9.01% (0.09005) | 92.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 6.84% (0.06839) | 91.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 11.77% (0.11765) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 2, 2025 | 8.09% (0.08086) | 91.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 11.02% (0.11018) | 93.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.46% (0.06463) | 90.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.66% (0.10657) | 88.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.46% (0.06463) | 90.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.36% (0.94358) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.95% (0.95945) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 95.92% (0.95921) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.14% (0.96140) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.52% (0.04522) | 88.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.52% (0.04522) | 87.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.52% (0.04522) | 74.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (14)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00026.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/8 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/09/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036438 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/bsdiff/+/4d054795b673855e3a7556c6f2f7ab99ca509998 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=372525 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/bsdiff/+/d0307d1711bd74e51b783a49f9160775aa22e659 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00028.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4500-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 22, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 9, 2016
Link CVE-2014-9862
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a