What is CVE-2014-9683?

CVE-2014-9683 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10. CVE-2014-9683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9683?

CVE-2014-9683 has a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9683?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-9683 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-9683 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-9683

Low

Off-by-one error in the ecryptfs_decode_from_filename function in fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted filename.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-03-03

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

3.6

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2014-9683 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-9683

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-03-03

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9683?

CVE-2014-9683 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10 . CVE-2014-9683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9683?

CVE-2014-9683 has a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9683?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-9683 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-9683 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-9683 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.