CVE-2014-2830: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Apr 10 2014(Updated: )
Sebastian Krahmer discovered a stack-based buffer overflow flaw in cifskey.c, which is used by pam_cifscreds. A patch is available from the following: <a href="https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870168">https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870168</a> References: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/66">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/66</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| CIFS Utils | <=6.3 |
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Reference Links
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0242.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/96
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:114
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13386
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870168
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086224
- https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2014-July/101132.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-08
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/66
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1086226
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2830
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/9564
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/9563
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2014-2830?
CVE-2014-2830 is rated as high severity due to the potential for exploitation through stack-based buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2830?
To fix CVE-2014-2830, you should update the cifs-utils package to the latest patched version.
Which versions of cifs-utils are affected by CVE-2014-2830?
CVE-2014-2830 affects cifs-utils versions up to and including 6.3.
What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2014-2830?
CVE-2014-2830 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the cifskey.c file used by pam_cifscreds.
Who discovered CVE-2014-2830?
CVE-2014-2830 was discovered by Sebastian Krahmer.
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