# CVE-2014-3181: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the magicmouse\_raw\_event function in drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c in the Magic Mouse HID driver in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the magicmouse_raw_event function in drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c in the Magic Mouse HID driver in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3 allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with an event.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69779
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=100
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141173
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1

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