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CVE-2014-7841

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-7841 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the SCTP implementation of the Linux kernel before version 3.17.4. This flaw, specifically within the sctp_process_param function when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to trigger a system crash via a malformed INIT chunk. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a denial of service. 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
<= 3.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0523 is in the 88th 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 (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.8.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-220.60.2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.56.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.50.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
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redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-7841Important

kernel: net: sctp: NULL pointer dereference in af->from_addr_param on malformed packet

Nov 10, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2015-3004.html
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2015-3005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0087.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0285.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/62305
secunia.com / advisories/62597
secunia.com / advisories/62735
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/e40607cbe270a9e8360907cb1e62ddf0736e4864
Exploit
support.f5.com / kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/000/sol16016.html
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-3093
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/6
securityfocus.com / bid/71081