VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9491
The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.74%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.74% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- illumos/illumos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/27
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99686
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/d65686849024838243515b5c40ae2c479460b4b5
- https://www.illumos.org/issues/5421
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/27
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99686
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/d65686849024838243515b5c40ae2c479460b4b5
- https://www.illumos.org/issues/5421
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.