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CVE-2014-1690

The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of the NAT mangle feature.

Published

2014-02-28T06:18:54.557

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.12.8	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	13.10	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886 ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2158-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058748 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2158-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058748 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)