Is CVE-2014-4667 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4667 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4667?

CVE-2014-4667 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-4667

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.9%EU EUVD

The sctp_association_free function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not properly manage a certain backlog value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket outage) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 5.9% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4589)
Published: July 3, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4589 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise real time extension
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 on IBM System z - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0852-2013 - archived
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 including KVM virtualization - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0787-2013 - archived

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3068.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60596(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee(Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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