What is CVE-2014-8884?

CVE-2014-8884 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2014-8884 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8884?

CVE-2014-8884 has a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8884?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-8884. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-8884 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8884 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-2014-8884

Medium

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ttusbdecfe_dvbs_diseqc_send_master_cmd function in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusbdecfe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a large message length in an ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-11-30

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.1

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2014-8884 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-2014-8884 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62305
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/14/7
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164266
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2e323ec96077642d397bb1c355def536d489d16
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2e323ec96077642d397bb1c355def536d489d16
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-8884

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-11-30

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8884?

CVE-2014-8884 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2014-8884 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8884?

CVE-2014-8884 has a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8884?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-8884. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-8884 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-8884 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 →