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CVE-2014-8709

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8709 describes a vulnerability in the ieee80211_fragment function within the Linux kernel's mac80211 subsystem (versions prior to 3.13.5), where improper tail pointer maintenance allows remote attackers to read sensitive cleartext information from packets. This vulnerability has a CVSS v2 score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to a partial compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.13.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0452 is in the 87th 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 (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-573.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-229.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-8709Low

kernel: net: mac80211: plain text information leak

Nov 6, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.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-2015-0290.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/98922
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
securityfocus.com / bid/70965
securitytracker.com / id/1037968