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CVE-2017-14497

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14497 is a high-severity buffer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's tpacket_rcv function (net/packet/af_packet.c) affecting versions prior to 4.13, specifically impacting Debian distributions. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service, including disk and memory corruption, and potentially other unspecified impacts through crafted system calls. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it requires local access and low privileges, but has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.6, < 4.9.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 4.12.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14497Moderate

kernel: buffer overflow in tpacket_rcv() in net/packet/af_packet.c

Aug 28, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2017/q3/476
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2018-01-01
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3981
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100871
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039371
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040106
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry