CVE-2014-8182

Exp

An off-by-one error leading to a crash was discovered in openldap 2.4 when processing DNS SRV messages. If slapd was configured to use the dnssrv backend, an attacker could crash the service with crafted DNS responses.

Published: 2020-01-02 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8182 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.09%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-8182

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8182

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 5.12% 3.09% -2.03%
2 2026-04-22 5.15% 5.12% -0.03%
3 2025-07-20 — 5.15% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8182

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/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]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8182

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8182

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-8182 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openldap), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8182
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8182
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-8182 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openldap), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8182

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8182

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openldap openldap 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8182

URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-8182 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8182 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8182 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8182 Patch Third Party Advisory
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