5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-0055
Linux Vhost-Net Denial of Service
Description

The get_rx_bufs function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the vhost-net subsystem in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-431.11.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle vhost_get_vq_desc errors, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

5.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0055 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-0055 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-0055 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66441
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062577
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24592

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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