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CVE-2014-8884
Published:November 30, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (12)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8884
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2e323ec96077642d397bb1c355def536d489d16
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164266
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2e323ec96077642d397bb1c355def536d489d16
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-8884
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/14/7
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62305
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.1
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04