CVE-2014-9274

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary...

7.5 HighFix available

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".

Exploit likelihood

5.83%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".

Record: CVE-2014-9274
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".

Record: CVE-2014-9274
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-9099 No score

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".

Record: EUVD-2014-9099
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w3f-6fcm-c44h No score

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary...

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".

Record: GHSA-4w3f-6fcm-c44h
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".

Record: CVE-2014-9274
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9274 No score

UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9274
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2014-0533 No score

Updated unrtf package fixes security vulnerabilities

Updated unrtf package fixes security vulnerabilities:

Michal Zalewski reported an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in unrtf. Processing a malformed RTF file could lead to a segfault while accessing a pointer that may be under the attacker's control. This would lead to a denial of service (application crash) or, potentially, the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2014-9274).

Hanno Böck also reported a number of other crashes in unrtf (CVE-2014-9275).

Record: MGASA-2014-0533
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`unrtf` Debian:12	before 0.21.5-2	0.21.5-2
`unrtf` Debian:13	before 0.21.5-2	0.21.5-2
`unrtf` Debian:14	before 0.21.5-2	0.21.5-2
`unrtf` Debian:6.0	before 0.19.3-1.1+deb6u1, plus listed versions 0.19.3-1.1	0.19.3-1.1+deb6u1
`unrtf` Debian:7	before 0.21.5-3~deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.19.3-1.10.21.2-10.21.2-20.21.3-10.21.3-20.21.5-10.21.5-2	0.21.5-3~deb7u1
`unrtf` Mageia:4	before 0.21.7-1.mga4	0.21.7-1.mga4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-9274 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Unrtf Project Unrtf, published December 9, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.83%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in unrtf 0.21.5-2.

References

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