CVE-2014-2523

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.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57446	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2014-03-24 16:40

Updated : 2020-08-25 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2014-2523

Mitre link : CVE-2014-2523

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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