CVE-2014-4068

The Response Group Service in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and 2013 and the Core Components in Lync Server 2013 do not properly handle exceptions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a crafted call, aka "Lync Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Published: 2014-09-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-4068 is rated Moderate Risk (49/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.69%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4068

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 31.15% 19.69% -11.45%
2 2025-03-30 48.55% 31.15% -17.40%
3 2025-03-29 48.55%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4068

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-2014-4068

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4068

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft lync_server 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync_server:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft lync_server 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync_server:2013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4068

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