CVE-2014-3675 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Shim boot loader via a crafted DHCPv6 packet, affecting Linux systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3675?
CVE-2014-3675 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Shim allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted DHCPv6 packet.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3675?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Shim.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3675?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-3675 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3675 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w72-8qcf-2x8f, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3675.