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CVE-2017-17854

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17854 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel through version 4.14.8, specifically within the kernel/bpf/verifier.c component. It allows local users to trigger an integer overflow and memory corruption by exploiting unrestricted integer values in pointer arithmetic, potentially leading to a system crash or other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk of high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.14, < 4.14.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 71st 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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-17854Moderate

kernel: bpf/verifier.c allows local users to cause a denial of service by leveraging unrestricted integer values for pointer arithmetic

Dec 19, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Vendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/bb7f0f989ca7de1153bd128a40a71709e339fa03
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
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