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CVE-2014-8884 Detail

Current Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ttusbdecfe_dvbs_diseqc_send_master_cmd function in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusbdecfe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a large message length in an ioctl call.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2e323ec96077642d397bb1c355def536d489d16
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62305
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/14/7
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164266
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2e323ec96077642d397bb1c355def536d489d16

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8884
NVD Published Date:
11/29/2014
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
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