CVE-2014-9491

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Published Jan 20, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9308	The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.744% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/27
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99686
https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/d65686849024838243515b5c40ae2c479460b4b5
https://www.illumos.org/issues/5421

History

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Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 20, 2015, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:47 PM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:18 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:18 AM

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