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CVE-2014-0196

The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly manage tty driver access in the "LECHO & !OPOST" case, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or gain privileges by triggering a race condition involving read and write operations with long strings.

CVSS 5.5 · MediumBuzz score 45.4KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 45.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
3 source links · newest first
  • US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added seven new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the following three new issues to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: CVE-2023-25717 – Ruckus Wireless Access Point (AP) software contains an unspecified vulnerability in the web services component. If the […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMay 16, 2023, 12:36 PM
  • Several old Linux vulnerabilities for which there are no public reports of malicious exploitation have been added to CISA’s KEV catalog.

    newswww.securityweek.comMay 15, 2023, 8:48 AM
  • Cloud services provided by Amazon and other companies are being abused by profit-driven cybercriminals to host DDoS bots, Kaspersky Lab reported on Friday.

    newswww.securityweek.comJul 28, 2014, 7:02 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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