CVE-2014-9205

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PmBase64Decode function in an unspecified demonstration application in MICROSYS PROMOTIC stable before 8.2.19 and PROMOTIC development before 8.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of data.

Published: 2015-03-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9205 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.84%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9205

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 4.56% 4.84% +0.28%
2 2025-08-20 3.41% 4.56% +1.15%
3 2025-07-05 3.41%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9205

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9205

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9205

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsys promotic <= 8.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:microsys:promotic:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
microsys promotic <= 8.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsys:promotic:*:*:*:*:development:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9205

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