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CVE-2014-4667

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4667 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 3.15.2, specifically impacting Canonical, Debian, Linux, and SUSE distributions. A remote attacker can exploit a flaw in the sctp_association_free function by sending a crafted SCTP packet, leading to a socket outage. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, but only results in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.15.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0593 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.29.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.43.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-4667Moderate

kernel: sctp: sk_ack_backlog wrap-around problem

Jun 12, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2014-3068.html
Third Party Advisory
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2014-3069.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59777
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59790
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/60564
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/60596
Third Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-2992
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/68224
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2334-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2335-1
Third Party Advisory