Buffer overflow in TeamSpeak Client 3.0.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by connecting to a channel with a different client instance, and placing crafted data in the Chat/Server tab with two \\ (backslash) characters, a digit, a \ (backslash) character, and "z" in a series of nested img BBCODE tags.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-7222 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.10%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34857 | exploit_db | edb | 2014-10-02 | 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 | 2025-05-02 | 15.59% | 12.10% | -3.49% |
| 2 | 2025-04-07 | 18.48% | 15.59% | -2.89% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 18.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.0 | MEDIUM |
|
2.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| teamspeak | teamspeak3 | <= 3.0.14 | cpe:2.3:a:teamspeak:teamspeak3:*:*:*:*:client:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128571/TeamSpeak-Client-3.0.14-Buffer-Overflow.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://r4p3.net/forum/reverse-engineering/38/teamspeak-3-exploit-bb-code-freeze-crash-not-responding/905/ | Broken Link |
| http://r4p3.net/public/ts3bbcodefreeze.txt | Broken Link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70219 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96890 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |