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CVE-2014-3185

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3185 describes multiple buffer overflows in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver (drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c) within the Linux kernel prior to version 3.16.2. This vulnerability allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through memory corruption and system crashes. The attack vector is local with medium complexity, enabling complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.2.63CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.3, < 3.4.104CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.5, < 3.10.54CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.11, < 3.12.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.13, < 3.14.18CPE 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
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (17)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.153.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.153.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.148.2-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.153.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.22.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.22.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.14.1-4 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.22.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16838-16823Fixed in: 5.15.153.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19793-17086Fixed in: 5.15.153.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16839-17084Fixed in: 6.6.22.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19779-17084Fixed in: 6.6.22.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.153.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.153.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 6.6.22.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 6.6.22.1-2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.1.3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.50.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2024-Jun/CVE-2014-3185

CVE-2014-3185

Jun 11, 2024
microsoft2014-Sep/CVE-2014-3185Moderate

Multiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with a bulk response.

Sep 2, 2014
redhatCVE-2014-3185Moderate

Kernel: USB serial: memory corruption flaw

Aug 24, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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/6817ae225cd650fb1c3295d769298c38b1eba818
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/69781
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2374-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2375-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2376-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2377-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2378-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2379-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry