CVE-2014-3976
Buffer overflow in A10 Networks Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) before 2.7.0-p6 and 2.7.1 before 2.7.1-P1_55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long session id in the URI to…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in A10 Networks Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) before 2.7.0-p6 and 2.7.1 before 2.7.1-P1_55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long session id in the URI to sys_reboot.html. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 11.65% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 April 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- a10networks/advanced core operating system
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 11.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/105354
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125979/A10-Networks-ACOS-2.7.0-P2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/16Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57640
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32702Exploit
- http://www.quantumleap.it/a10-networks-remote-buffer-overflow-softaxExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66588
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/105354
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125979/A10-Networks-ACOS-2.7.0-P2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/16Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57640
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32702Exploit
- http://www.quantumleap.it/a10-networks-remote-buffer-overflow-softaxExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66588
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.