CVE-2017-16914

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 31 Jan 2018, 22:00
Last modified:17 Sept 2024, 01:42

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
11.31% MEDIUM
11% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Jan 2018, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
17 Sept 2024, 01:42
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The "stub_send_ret_submit()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_tx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, 4.1.49, and 4.4.107 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 11.31%• 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

  • flexera software llc•linux kernel

    < version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, 4.1.49, and 4.4.107

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.49 | ≥ 4.4.0, < 4.4.107 | ≥ 4.9.0, < 4.9.71 | ≥ 4.14.0, < 4.14.8

References (14)