CVE-2014-3436

Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP3, and Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x through 10.2.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted encrypted e-mail message that decompresses to a larger size.

Published: 2014-08-22 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3436 is rated Moderate Risk (41.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.07%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3436

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 0.40% 1.07% +0.67%
2 2025-03-17 0.16% 0.40% +0.25%
3 2025-01-14 — 0.16% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3436

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-2014-3436

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3436

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec encryption_desktop 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3436

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