CVE-2014-8627

PolarSSL 1.3.8 does not properly negotiate the signature algorithm to use, which allows remote attackers to conduct downgrade attacks via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-11-24 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8627 is rated Low Risk (36.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8627

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 2025-04-05 0.39% 0.27% -0.11%
2 2025-03-17 0.26% 0.39% +0.13%
3 2023-11-08 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8627

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8627

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8627

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-8627 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (polarssl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): not-affected 2, DNE 1, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8627

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8627

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
polarssl polarssl 1.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8627

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