{"id":"CVE-2014-4608","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-4608","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:56:08.441Z","title":"Multiple integer overflows in the lzo1x_decompress_safe function in lib/lzo/lzo1x_decompress_safe.c in the LZO decompressor in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a…","description":"Multiple integer overflows in the lzo1x_decompress_safe function in lib/lzo/lzo1x_decompress_safe.c in the LZO decompressor in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Literal Run.  NOTE: the author of the LZO algorithms says \"the Linux kernel is *not* affected; media hype.","published":"2014-07-03T04:22:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:10:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-190"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","opensuse/opensuse","suse/linux enterprise real time extension","suse/linux enterprise server","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.05421,"percentile":0.92647,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html","tags":["Third Party 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