3.6

CVE-2014-9683: canonical ubuntu_linux Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9683DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9683
Published 03-03-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9683 is a low (CVSS 3.6) Numeric Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
3.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3
DLA-246-1DSA-3170-1RHSA-2015:1272SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1USN-2516-1USN-2517-1

Timeline

  1. 03-03-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Off-by-one error in the ecryptfs_decode_from_filename function in fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted filename.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu19 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-46.75
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 3.16.7-ckt4-1
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 22 products

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