SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7 before SP122 or SP63, 15.5 before ESD#5.4, and 15.0.3 before ESD#4.4 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated database users to (1) overwrite the master encryption key or (2) trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted RPC message to the hacmpmsgxchg function, and possibly other vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6283 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.15%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.86% | 1.15% | +0.28% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.64% | 0.86% | +0.22% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sybase | adaptive_server_enterprise | 15.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:15.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sybase | adaptive_server_enterprise | 15.5 | cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sybase | adaptive_server_enterprise | 15.7 | cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/09/cve-2014-6283-sap-ase-missing-authorization-checks-and-arbitrary-code-execution.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-55451 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61238 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99935 | |
| https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2044220 | Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2014-013.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory |