The media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/media0 read access for a MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES ioctl call.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-1739 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39214 | exploit_db | edb | 2014-05-28 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.14% | 1.12% | +0.98% |
| 2 | 2025-05-21 | 0.15% | 0.14% | -0.01% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2014-1739 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1739 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1739 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-1739 medium priority: Ubuntu including 31 source packages (linux, linux-2.6, …), 306 status rows across 11 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 215, released 40, ignored 30, not-affected 21. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1739 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | < 3.14.6 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 13.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:* |