CVE-2014-4502
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the parse_notify function in sgminer before 4.2.2,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-4502- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-4502- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4429 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4429- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pc6-6rgp-4p27 No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the parse_notify function in sgminer before 4.2.2,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9pc6-6rgp-4p27- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-4502 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Bfgminer, published July 23, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/68831
github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer/commit/ff7f30129f15f7a2213f8ced0cd65c9a331493d9
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/119
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4502