# CVE-2014-9637: GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted d

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file.

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## References

- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44051
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/7
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0068.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72286
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=0c08d7a902c6fdd49b704623a12d8d672ef18944
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185262
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1

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