{"cve":"CVE-2014-7284","nvd":{"published":"2014-10-13T10:55:08.263","modified":"2026-06-17T00:14:41.557","status":"Modified","description":"The net_get_random_once implementation in net/core/utils.c in the Linux kernel 3.13.x and 3.14.x before 3.14.5 on certain Intel processors does not perform the intended slow-path operation to initialize random seeds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof or disrupt IP communication by leveraging the predictability of TCP sequence numbers, TCP and UDP port numbers, and IP ID values.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3d4405226d27b3a215e4d03cfa51f536244e5de7","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.5","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/01/19","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148788","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3d4405226d27b3a215e4d03cfa51f536244e5de7"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:04.196504363+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-7284","score":0.03751,"percentile":0.89879,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}