VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-6416

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability6.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-09-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

Buffer overflow in net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references