What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-8123?

CVE-2014-8123 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-8123?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-8123. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.0%.

Antiword CVE-2014-8123

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-12-05 secalert@redhat.com

Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow Antiword

5.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 05, 2014 - 16:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in the bGetPPS function in wordole.c in Antiword 0.37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted document.

AnalysisAI

Buffer overflow in the bGetPPS function in wordole.c in Antiword 0.37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted document. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Buffer overflow in the bGetPPS function in wordole.c in Antiword 0.37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted document. Affected products include: Antiword Project Antiword.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.