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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-1453

The NFS server (nfsserver) in FreeBSD 8.3 through 10.0 does not acquire locks in the proper order when converting a directory file handle to a vnode, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via vectors involving a…

MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 2.04%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.04%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The NFS server (nfsserver) in FreeBSD 8.3 through 10.0 does not acquire locks in the proper order when converting a directory file handle to a vnode, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via vectors involving a thread that uses the correct locking order.

CVSS 2.0
4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.04% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
freebsd/freebsd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.