CVE-2014-3711

Description

namei in FreeBSD 9.1 through 10.1-RC2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via vectors that trigger a sandboxed process to look up a large number of nonexistent path names.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory freebsd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 third party advisory
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:22.namei.asc patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031100 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3711?
CVE-2014-3711 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3711?
To fix CVE-2014-3711, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3711 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3711 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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