CVE-2014-5211

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Attachmate Reflection FTP Client before 14.1.433 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a large PWD response.

Published: 2015-01-27 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5211 is rated Moderate Risk (57.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.84%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5211

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 2.38% 2.84% +0.46%
2 2025-03-30 2.17% 2.38% +0.21%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.17% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5211

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5211

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5211

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
attachmate reflection_ftp_client 14.1.429 cpe:2.3:a:attachmate:reflection_ftp_client:14.1.429:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5211

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