# CVE-2014-8612: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit SCTP array index errors in FreeBSD to gain privileges or read arbitrary kernel memory.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cj67-c85m-hjw4

## What is CVE-2014-8612?

CVE-2014-8612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Feb 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple array index errors in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) module in FreeBSD 10.1 before p5, 10.0 before p17, 9.3 before p9, and 8.4 before p23 allow local users to (1) gain privileges via the stream id to the setsockopt function, when setting the SCTIP_SS_VALUE option, or (2) read arbitrary kernel memory via the stream id to the getsockopt function, when getting the SCTP_SS_PRIORITY option.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8612?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freebsd Freebsd.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8612 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8612 exists.

Public exploit code:

- FreeBSD - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd

- [CVE-2018-17160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17160/): Memory corruption in FreeBSD (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-3954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3954/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-4304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4304/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0226/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0002/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8612 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Feb 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8612 exists.

Affected product: Freebsd Freebsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8612/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8612
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8612
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8612

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