CVE-2014-7992
The DLSw implementation in Cisco IOS does not initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credential information from process memory via a session on TCP port 2067, aka Bug ID CSCur14014.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The DLSw implementation in Cisco IOS does not initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credential information from process memory via a session on TCP port 2067, aka Bug ID CSCur14014.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 27.15% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- cisco/ios
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
EPSS 27.2% 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.
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7992Vendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36453Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71145
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031220
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98724
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7992Vendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36453Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71145
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031220
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98724
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.