7.1
HIGH
CVE-2014-6418
Ceph IP Authentication Reply Validation Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly validate auth replies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data from the IP address of a Ceph Monitor.

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 :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6418 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-2014-6418 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]

    May. 19, 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 Exploit http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/9561 No Types Assigned http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/9561 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7 Mailing List
    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=1142073 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142073 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:*:*:*
  • 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-6418 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

7.14 }} -2.62%

score

0.94089

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability