Resource exhaustion in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-3687
The sctp_assoc_lookup_asconf_ack function in net/sctp/associola.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via duplicate ASCONF chunks that trigger an incorrect uncork within the side-effect interpreter.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.086 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.086 · newest: 0.086 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 12.0
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12.0
- Oracle Linux — versions 5, 6, 7
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- openSUSE Evergreen — versions 11.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Mrg — versions 2.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3087.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3089.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3687?
- CVE-2014-3687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2014-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2014-3687?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.