CVE-2014-2830 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability within cifs-utils versions prior to 6.4, specifically affecting cifskey.c or cifscreds.c, as used in pam_cifscreds. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) through unspecified vectors, earning a CVSS score of 10.0. Despite its maximum severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:cifs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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