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Case File

CVE-2014-4943

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 2.10% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-07-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗
External Security References
exploit-db.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2014-4943
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
2.10%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket.