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CVE-2014-3185
Published:September 28, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
Multiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with a bulk response.
Related Resources (22)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69781
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6817ae225cd650fb1c3295d769298c38b1eba818
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-3185
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141400
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=98
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2375-1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6817ae225cd650fb1c3295d769298c38b1eba818
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2374-1
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3185
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3185
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.9
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.10