CVE-2014-6031

Buffer overflow in the mcpq daemon in F5 BIG-IP systems 10.x before 10.2.4 HF12, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF9, 11.5.x before 11.5.2 HF1, and 11.6.0 before HF4, and Enterprise Manager 2.1.0 through 2.3.0 and 3.x before 3.1.1 HF5 allows remote authenticated administrators to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2017-06-08 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6031 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6031

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 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.47% -0.14%
2 2025-03-29 0.47% 0.61% +0.14%
3 2025-03-23 0.47%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6031

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-6031

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6031

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_analytics 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-6031

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