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CVE-2014-0203

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.54% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-06-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. 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-2014-0203
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.54%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call.