CVE-2014-0203

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-0203
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2014-06-23T11:21:17
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T00:37:21
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.33
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59406 Broken Link
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59309 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59262 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59560 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0203
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0203
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:25:16 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 23:37:25 2014-06-23T11:21Z 2014-06-23T11:21:17 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 23:37:25 2020-08-06T18:01:52 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 23:37:25 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-13 01:04:55 2023-02-13T00:37:21 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 01:04:55 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated