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CVE-2014-2523 Details

Description

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call to the (1) dccp_new, (2) dccp_packet, or (3) dccp_error function.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57446	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57446	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.2.57 >= 3.3, < 3.4.86 >= 3.5, < 3.10.36 >= 3.11, < 3.12.17 >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.9
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 19, 2023	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Aug 25, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 16, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 24, 2014	Initial Analysis	[email protected]