MEDIUM
The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors
Published Jan 20, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.74% 0.02744
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02744
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02744) | 85.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02744) | 84.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00825) | 72.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 83.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 82.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 80.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/27 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99686 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/d65686849024838243515b5c40ae2c479460b4b5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.illumos.org/issues/5421 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/27 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99686 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/d65686849024838243515b5c40ae2c479460b4b5 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.illumos.org/issues/5421 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 20, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2015
Link CVE-2014-9491
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a