CVE-2014-1690

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Published 2014-02-28 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.6

Description

The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of the NAT mangle feature.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Linux kernel Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	`3.12.8`

Ubuntu Affected 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
13.10	Affected	—
12.04	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.12.8-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.12.8-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.12.8-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.12.8-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.12.8-1`

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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