Is CVE-2014-3970 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-3970 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-3970?

CVE-2014-3970 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-3970?

CVE-2014-3970 has an EPSS score of 1.46% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3970?

Upgrade pulseaudio on debian 11 to 5.0-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-3970

LOWEPSS 70th pctl

2.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The pa_rtp_recv function in modules/rtp/rtp.c in the module-rtp-recv module in PulseAudio 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and abort) via an empty UDP packet.

How to fix

Remediation Available

pulseaudioDebian

Fixed in:5.0-3CVE-2014-3970

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

lists.freedesktop.org

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.