CVE-2017-14106

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 28
Modified
Published: 01 Sept 2017, 16:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 19:20

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Sept 2017, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 19:20
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The tcp_disconnect function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (__tcp_select_window divide-by-zero error and system crash) by triggering a disconnect within a certain tcp_recvmsg code path.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 24%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-369•Divide By Zero

    The product divides a value by zero.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.11.12

References (12)