CVE-2014-5077

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 01 Aug 2014, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 11:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
12.78% MEDIUM
13% probability -1.92%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Aug 2014, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 11:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.8, when SCTP authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by starting to establish an association between two endpoints immediately after an exchange of INIT and INIT ACK chunks to establish an earlier association between these endpoints in the opposite direction.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 12.78%• Percentile: 94%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 2.6.24, < 3.2.63 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.103 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.53 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.27 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.17 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.15.10

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    6.5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    6.2 | 6.5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus

    6.5

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    11:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

    11:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp3

References (22)