Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-1690
The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of the NAT mangle feature.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (90.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.039 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 13.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2158-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8 (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)