CVE-2014-2523

critical
Published 2014-03-24 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call to the (1) dccp_new, (2) dccp_packet, or (3) dccp_error function.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2523

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.13.10-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.13.10-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.13.10-1
debian debiansidfixed3.13.10-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.13.10-1
ubuntu ubuntu10.04affected
linux linux-kernelaffected3.2.57

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.