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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2014-03-24

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92
• http://secunia.com/advisories/57446
• http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92