Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-3186
Buffer overflow in the picolcd_raw_event function in devices/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c in the PicoLCD HID device driver in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3, as used in Android on Nexus 7 devices, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that sends a large report.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/22 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/844817e47eef14141cf59b8d5ac08dd11c0a9189 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.kernel.org/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69763 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail (Third Party Advisory)