CVE-2014-3676
shim: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in IPv6 address parsing
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 13, 2014
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found the way shim parsed certain IPv6 addresses. If IPv6 network booting was enabled, a malicious server could supply a crafted IPv6 address that would cause shim to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.8AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow