CVE-2014-3985

Exp

The getHTTPResponse function in miniwget.c in MiniUPnP 1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted headers that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

Published: 2014-09-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3985 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.31%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-3985

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3985

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 1.93% 3.31% +1.38%
2 2025-12-08 1.65% 1.93% +0.28%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.65% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3985

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-2014-3985

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3985

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2014-3985 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (miniupnpc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3985
gentoo normal CVE-2014-3985: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-41), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/miniupnpc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-3985
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3985 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (miniupnpc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 4, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3985

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3985

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
miniupnp_project miniupnp 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnp:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3985

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/201 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/496 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67152 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085618 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/3a87aa2f10bd7f1408e1849bdb59c41dd63a9fe9 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-41 Third Party Advisory
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