CVE-2014-1646

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x through 10.2.x and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP1 do not properly perform memory copies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read access violation and application crash) via a malformed certificate.

Published: 2014-04-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-1646 is rated Low Risk (27.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.71%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1646

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 0.32% 0.71% +0.39%
2 2025-03-30 0.35% 0.32% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.35% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1646

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1646

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1646

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.0:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.1:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.2:-:*:*:professional:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pgp_desktop 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1646

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