CVE-2014-2523

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 24 Mar 2014, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 10:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
10 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
4.63% LOW
5% probability +0.21%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Mar 2014, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 10:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call to the (1) dccp_new, (2) dccp_packet, or (3) dccp_error function.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 4.63%• Percentile: 89%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    10.04

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.2.57 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.86 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.36 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.17 | ≥ 3.13.0, < 3.13.9

References (11)