Input validation error - CVE-2014-8483

 

Input validation error - CVE-2014-8483

Published: November 6, 2014 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33653
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8483
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a malformed string.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-8483

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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