7.8
HIGH
CVE-2014-6416
Ceph Buffer Overflow when Receiving Long Unencrypted Auth Ticket
Description

Buffer overflow in net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 28, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6416 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 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-6416 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 Exploit http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979 No Types Assigned http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7 Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7 Exploit, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69805 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69805 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142060 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142060 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 Exploit https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.16.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.64 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.4.105 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5 up to (excluding) 3.10.55 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.29 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.19 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15 up to (excluding) 3.16.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69805
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

3.04 }} -0.87%

score

0.90914

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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