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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.

Published

2014-03-24T16:40:48.140

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.2.57	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.4.86	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.10.36	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.12.17	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.13.9	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/57446 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/57446 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)