CVE-2014-3951

Name: CVE-2014-3951
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2014-08-21T22:55:03.627+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.75%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-3951 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The HZ module in the iconv implementation in FreeBSD 10.0 before p6 and NetBSD allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted argument to the iconv_open function. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The HZ module in the iconv implementation in FreeBSD 10.0 before p6 and NetBSD allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted argument to the iconv_open function. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2014-5384 is used for the NULL pointer dereference.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.75%

75.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freebsd	Freebsd	10.0
Netbsd	Netbsd	All versions

References

Timeline

Published: Aug 21, 2014
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

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How severe is CVE-2014-3951?

Severity scoring for CVE-2014-3951 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST