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CVE-2014-3183

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3183 is a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's Logitech DJ device driver (hid-logitech-dj.c) affecting versions prior to 3.16.2. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its potential for a denial of service (system crash) or arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires physical proximity and a crafted device, but there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.15, < 3.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-3183Moderate

Kernel: HID: heap overflow due to lack of bounds checking

Aug 21, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
Broken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail
Third Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/51217e69697fba92a06e07e16f55c9a52d8e8945
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.2
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21
Mailing List