CVE-2014-3711: freebsd Resource Management Errors
CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 27-10-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-3711 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in freebsd. EPSS estimates a 1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 27-10-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
namei in FreeBSD 9.1 through 10.1-RC2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via vectors that trigger a sandboxed process to look up a large number of nonexistent path names.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.57% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.57%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Freebsd1 product
- freebsdEOL9.1 | 9.1:p4 | 9.1:p5 | 9.2 | 9.2:prerelease | 9.2:rc1 | 9.2:rc2 | 9.3 | 9.3:rc1 | 9.3:rc2 | 10.0 | 10.0:rc1 | 10.0:rc2 | 10.1 | 10.1:rc1 | 10.1:rc2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
4 links- www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:22.namei.ascVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FREEBSDPatch