CVE-2014-5506

Double free vulnerability in SAP Crystal Reports allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted connection string record in an RPT file.

Published: 2014-09-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-5506 is rated Moderate Risk (58.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.06%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5506

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 2.08% 3.06% +0.98%
2 2025-03-30 2.42% 2.08% -0.35%
3 2025-03-29 2.42%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5506

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-2014-5506

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-5506

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html" target="_blank">CWE-415: Double Free</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5506

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap crystal_reports cpe:2.3:a:sap:crystal_reports:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5506

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