CVE-2014-8399 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in systemd-shim due to the default Abandon debugging clause configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8399?
CVE-2014-8399 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default configuration in systemd-shim 8 enables the Abandon debugging clause, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8399?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shim Project Shim.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8399?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8399 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2014-8399 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8399 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxp3-j64j-6cfp.