CVE-2014-3000 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash FreeBSD systems or read memory via crafted TCP packets exploiting a reassembly flaw.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3000?
CVE-2014-3000 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TCP reassembly function in the inet module in FreeBSD 8.3 before p16, 8.4 before p9, 9.1 before p12, 9.2 before p5, and 10.0 before p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (undefined memory access and system crash) or possibly read system memory via multiple crafted packets, related to moving a reassemble queue entry to the segment list when the queue is full.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3000?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-3000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvgw-rhj9-mj2c.