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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 10.38% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 10.4% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57446Third Party Advisory
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57446Third Party Advisory
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.