CVE-2014-0768 | Advantech WebAccess Stack-based Buffer Overflow

An attacker may pass an overly long value from the AccessCode2 argument to the control to overflow the static stack buffer. The attacker may then remotely execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2014-04-12 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0768 is rated Moderate Risk (60.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.67%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.49% 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-2014-0768

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 1.18% 2.67% +1.49%
2 2025-09-20 1.49% 1.18% -0.31%
3 2025-03-30 1.49%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0768

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0768

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0768

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
advantech advantech_webaccess <= 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advantech advantech_webaccess 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advantech advantech_webaccess 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advantech advantech_webaccess 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0768

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