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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-3673

The SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed ASCONF chunk, related to net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c and net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.46%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed ASCONF chunk, related to net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c and net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
7.46% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise mrg · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · opensuse/evergreen · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension · suse/suse linux enterprise server · oracle/linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

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