6.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.6%
Integer overflow in the ping_init_sock function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages an improperly managed reference counter.
secunia.com/advisories/59386
secunia.com/advisories/59599
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779
www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac
lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736