CVE-2014-9715

include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.h in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.14.5 uses an insufficiently large data type for certain…

published May 27, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.h in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.14.5 uses an insufficiently large data type for certain extension data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via outbound network traffic that triggers extension loading, as demonstrated by configuring a PPTP tunnel in a NAT environment.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00392 · 31.9th percentile
Published
2015-05-27T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 10:00Z
    include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.h in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.14.5 uses an insufficiently large data type for certain…
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