Is CVE-2014-3953 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3953 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3953?

CVE-2014-3953 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-3953

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) SCTP_SNDRCV, (2) SCTP_EXTRCV, or (3) SCTP_RCVINFO SCTP cmsg or a (4) SCTP_PEER_ADDR_CHANGE, (5) SCTP_REMOTE_ERROR, or (6) SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_EVENT notification.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 0.4% (29th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-3886)
Published: July 15, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3886 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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