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CVE-2014-4502
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the parse_notify function in sgminer before 4.2.2, cgminer before 4.3.5, and BFGMiner before 4.1.0…
High10.0EPSS 3.3%
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Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the parse_notify function in sgminer before 4.2.2, cgminer before 4.3.5, and BFGMiner before 4.1.0 allow remote pool servers to have unspecified impact via a (1) large or (2) negative value in the Extranonc2_size parameter in a mining.subscribe response and a crafted mining.notify request.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- 68831 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer/commit/ff7f30129f15f7a2213f8ced0cd65c9a331493d9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/commit/bac5831b355f916e0696b7bbcccfc51c057b729a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/issues/258 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20140722 CVE-2014-4502 : Invalid Handling of Length Parameter in Stratum mining.notify Message Leads to Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer/commit/e1c5050734123973b99d181c45e74b2cbb00272e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .