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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…
High10.0EPSS 10.4%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.4% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2173-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 66279 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2174-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 57446 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1029945 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- linux-kernel-cve20142523-code-exec(91910) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140317 Re: CVE Request: netfilter: remote memory corruption in nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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