CVE-2014-2892

HIGH 7.5CVE-2014-2892 · Published 22/04/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-2892 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting libmms (libmms project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 6.3%, higher than 93.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libmms libmms_project	`= 0.6= 0.6.1= 0.6.2≤ 0.6.3`	No fix yet

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_answer function in mmsh.c in libmms before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long line in an MMS over HTTP (MMSH) server response.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00001.html
secunia.com/advisories/57875 · Vendor Advisory
sourceforge.net/p/libmms/code/ci/03bcfccc22919c72742b7338d02859962861e0e8 · Exploit
sourceforge.net/p/libmms/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2916
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/18/14 · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/66933
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92640
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-29

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