Stack-based buffer overflow in cifskey.c or cifscreds.c in cifs-utils before 6.4, as used…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in cifskey.c or cifscreds.c in cifs-utils before 6.4, as used in pam_cifscreds, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05605 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2830
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88m7-qhcf-97c3
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- [samba-technical] 20140711 ANNOUNCE: cifs-utils release 6.4 ready for download
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13386
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086224
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870168
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0242.html
- [oss-security] 20140411 Re: pam_cifscreds stack overflow
More Debian Cifs-utils vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01378 mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2014-2830 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2830 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88m7-qhcf-97c3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-2830 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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