CVE-2014-8119 [High] | Input Validation Bypass in Fedora

CVE-2014-8119 is rated Moderate Risk (59.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.41%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	2.21%	2.41%	+0.20%
2	2025-03-29	2.41%	2.21%	-0.20%
3	2025-03-28	—	2.41%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

2.21%

2.41%

+0.20%

2025-03-29

2.41%

2.21%

-0.20%

2025-03-28

—

2.41%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. 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.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

5.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

2.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8119

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	unimportant	CVE-2014-8119 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (netcf), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8119
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8119
`suse`	high	CVE-2014-8119 severity important: SUSE including 310 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 384 product×package rows across 55 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (55 product lines)): Fixed 227, Known Affected 157.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8119/
`ubuntu`	low	CVE-2014-8119 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (netcf), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): not-affected 4, DNE 1, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8119

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8119

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
fedoraproject	fedora	20	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	21	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	22	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux	7.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
netcf_project	netcf	<= 0.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:netcf_project:netcf::::::::

References for CVE-2014-8119

URL	Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156571.html	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157508.html	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157713.html	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2248.html	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78046	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172176	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://pagure.io/netcf/blob/050b05c880a6b343baf86780d94764b1aafece37/f/NEWS	Issue Tracking Release Notes Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2014-8119

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8119

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8119

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8119

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8119

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8119

References for CVE-2014-8119