What is CVE-2014-0077?

CVE-2014-0077 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2014-0077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0077?

CVE-2014-0077 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-0077?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-0077. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-0077 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-0077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2014-0077

Medium

drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.10, when mergeable buffers are disabled, does not properly validate packet lengths, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges on the host OS via crafted packets, related to the handle_rx and get_rx_bufs functions.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-04-14

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2014-0077 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-0077 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66678

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8316f3991d207fe32881a9ac20241be8fa2bad0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.10
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064440
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-0077

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-04-14

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0077?

CVE-2014-0077 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2014-0077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0077?

CVE-2014-0077 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-0077?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-0077. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-0077 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-0077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →