CVE-2014-0079

The ValidateUserLogon function in provider/libserver/ECSession.cpp in Zarafa 7.1.8, 6.20.0, and earlier, when using certain build conditions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to "a NULL pointer of the password."

Published: 2014-04-28 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0079 is rated Moderate Risk (47.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.79%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0079

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 0.47% 1.79% +1.32%
2 2025-03-17 0.34% 0.47% +0.14%
3 2023-03-07 0.34%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0079

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0079

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0079

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0079 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zarafa), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0079

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0079

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zarafa zarafa <= 6.20 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 5.00 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 5.01 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 5.10 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 5.20 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 5.22 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 6.00 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:6.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 6.01 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 6.02 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:6.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 6.03 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 6.10 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 6.11 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zarafa zarafa 7.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:zarafa:zarafa:7.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0079

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