#VU41196 Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2014-3955 

 

#VU41196 Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2014-3955

Published: October 27, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41196
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3955
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

routed in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an RIP request from a source not on a directly connected network.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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