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CVE-2014-3673

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3673 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation of the Linux kernel, affecting various distributions including Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a system crash by sending a malformed ASCONF chunk. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.6.12, < 3.2.64CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.3, < 3.4.107CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.5, < 3.10.61CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.11, < 3.12.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.13, < 3.14.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0746 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-220.58.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.55.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.46.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.3.3.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 MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-3673Important

kernel: sctp: skb_over_panic when receiving malformed ASCONF chunks

Oct 9, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2014-3087.html
Third Party Advisory
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2014-3088.html
Third Party Advisory
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2014-3089.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0115.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/62428
Broken Link
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/9de7922bc709eee2f609cd01d98aaedc4cf5ea74
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-3060
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/70883
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2417-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2418-1
Third Party Advisory