CVE-2014-2523
HIGH severity · CVSS 10 · Improper input validation
10CVSS HIGH
Summary
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call to the (1) dccp_new, (2) dccp_packet, or (3) dccp_error function.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)10%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57446Advisory
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1Advisory