CVE-2014-2172

Buffer overflow in Cisco TelePresence TC Software 4.x and 5.x and TE Software 4.x and 6.0 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper handling of the u-boot compiler flag for internal executable files, aka Bug ID CSCub67693.

Published: 2014-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2172 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2172

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 0.08% 0.34% +0.26%
2 2025-03-17 0.18% 0.08% -0.10%
3 2024-08-05 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2172

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 2.7 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2172

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2172

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2172

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