Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2014-3954
Published: October 27, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41195
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3954
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing crafted DNS parameters in a router advertisement message. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
FreeBSD
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3954
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.