CVE-2014-9114

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 48.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-03-31 15:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-12-04 20:21Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2014-11-26

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0072faee3ad9bc15c3c936564f35b926c6bfd5cf4f88cb0374b3a11062888dd8

• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2014-15908http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146229.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161126 Re: blkid command injectionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/21mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168485x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/89e90ae7b2826110ea28c1c0eb8e7c56c3907bdcx_refsource_CONFIRM
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comblkid-cve20149114-command-exec(98993)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98993vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0066http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00035.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• www.securityfocus.com71327http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71327vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-14https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-14vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2014-16016http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145188.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.apache.org[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST