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CVE-2014-9683

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 0.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-03-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.6. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2014-9683
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.6
EPSS
0.45%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.