CVE-2014-8160 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-8160

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18 generates incorrect conntrack...

Vulnerability Description

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18 generates incorrect conntrack entries during handling of certain iptables rule sets for the SCTP, DCCP, GRE, and UDP-Lite protocols, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via packets with disallowed port numbers.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, opensuse, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise real time extension, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit, linux enterprise workstation extension, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 13.1, 12, 11, 6.0, 7.0, 6.5, 6.6, 7.3, 7.6, 7.4, 7.5, 7.7, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10

Timeline

Official Publish: March 2nd, 2015
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.