Input validation error in Debian Linux and Fedora - CVE-2014-0021

 

Input validation error in Debian Linux and Fedora - CVE-2014-0021

Published: November 15, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35066
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0021
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Fedoraproject
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Fedora

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Chrony before 1.29.1 has traffic amplification in cmdmon protocol


How to mitigate CVE-2014-0021

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources