What is CVE-2014-3183?

CVE-2014-3183 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2014-3183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3183?

CVE-2014-3183 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3183?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-3183. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-3183 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2014-3183

Medium

Heap-based buffer overflow in the logi_dj_ll_raw_request function in drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that specifies a large report size for an LED report.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-09-28

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2014-3183 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-3183 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.2

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21

Mailing List
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141344

Issue Tracking
Code
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=90

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51217e69697fba92a06e07e16f55c9a52d8e8945
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51217e69697fba92a06e07e16f55c9a52d8e8945
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-3183

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-09-28

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3183?

CVE-2014-3183 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2014-3183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3183?

CVE-2014-3183 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3183?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-3183. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-3183 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-3183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →