What is CVE-2014-3673?

CVE-2014-3673 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2014-3673 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3673?

CVE-2014-3673 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3673?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-3673 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-3673 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3673 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-3673

High

The SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed ASCONF chunk, related to net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c and net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-11-10

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2014-3673 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability

What is Improper Input Validation?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

20 total

Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1147850

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9de7922bc709eee2f609cd01d98aaedc4cf5ea74

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9de7922bc709eee2f609cd01d98aaedc4cf5ea74
Linux
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3087.html

Third Party Advisory
Linux
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3088.html

Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-3673

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2014-11-10

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3673?

CVE-2014-3673 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2014-3673 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3673?

CVE-2014-3673 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3673?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-3673 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-3673 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-3673 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.