4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-8475
FreeBSD OpenSSH Kerberos Linker Order Denial of Service
Description

FreeBSD 9.1, 9.2, and 10.0, when compiling OpenSSH with Kerberos support, uses incorrect library ordering when linking sshd, which causes symbols to be resolved incorrectly and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (sshd deadlock and prevention of new connections) by ending multiple connections before authentication is completed.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2014, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 8, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8475 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 Freebsd freebsd

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8475 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]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98491 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98491 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031168 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A24.sshd.asc No Types Assigned https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A24.sshd.asc Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-17
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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.

1.50 }} -0.20%

score

0.87060

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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