CVE-2014-4502 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the parse_notify function of sgminer before 4.2.2, cgminer before 4.3.5, and BFGMiner before 4.1.0. This critical vulnerability, rated 10.0 CVSS, allows remote attackers to achieve complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity by sending crafted mining.subscribe responses and mining.notify requests. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bfgminer:bfgminer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgminer_project:sgminer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgminer_project:sgminer:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgminer_project:sgminer:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.153CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgminer_project:sgminer:4.1.153:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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