CVE-2014-3676

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-10-13

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found the way shim parsed certain IPv6 addresses. If IPv6 network booting was enabled, a malicious server could supply a crafted IPv6 address that would cause shim to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.

See more information about CVE-2014-3676 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.8	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (shim)	ELSA-2014-1801	2014-11-05
Oracle Linux version 7 (shim-signed)	ELSA-2014-1801	2014-11-05

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