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CVE-2014-9645
The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading…
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.64%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 49% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd_pcm none /" command.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.64% · top 49% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7652 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150124 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201503-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 72324 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185707 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180727 [SECURITY] [DLA 1445-1] busybox security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3935-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20200313 SEC Consult SA-20200312-0 :: Authenticated Command Injection in Phoenix Contact TC Router & TC Cloud Client (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-9455 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2014-9645)Record last updated .