Hex-Rays SA IDA Pro 6.5 GDB Debugger memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Hex-Rays SA IDA Pro 6.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the component GDB Debugger Module. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-9458. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Hex-Rays SA IDA Pro 6.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GDB Debugger Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the GDB debugger module in Hex-Rays IDA Pro before 6.6 cumulative fix 2014-12-24 allows remote GDB servers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 12/24/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hex-rays.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9458 since 01/02/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99689) and Secunia (SA61863†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Hex-Rays SA

Name

IDA Pro

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IDA Pro 6.6

Timelineinfo

12/24/2014 🔍
12/26/2014 +2 days 🔍
01/02/2015 +7 days 🔍
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01/08/2015 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hex-rays.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68503
X-Force: 99689 - Hex-Rays IDA Pro GDB debugger buffer overflow, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 87981
Secunia: 61863 - IDA Pro GDB Debugger Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 01/08/2015 09:41
Updated: 03/01/2022 22:27
Changes: 01/08/2015 09:41 (51), 07/08/2017 14:18 (6), 03/01/2022 22:27 (3)
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