Buffer overflow vulnerability in Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in Linux kernel before 3.16.2

CVE-2014-3185 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Multiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with a bulk response.

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