Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-2309
The ip6_route_add function in net/ipv6/route.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly count the addition of routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- openSUSE — versions 11.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/ (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/08/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66095 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/57250 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029894 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)