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…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 11.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- A10 Networks ACOS 2.7.0-P2 (Build 53) - Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32702dos, hardwarepublished 4 Apr 2014Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 32702 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.6% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125979/A10-Networks-ACOS-2.7.0-P2-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 32702 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20140402 [Quantum Leap Advisory] #QLA140402 - A10 Networks remote Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 66588 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 105354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.quantumleap.it/a10-networks-remote-buffer-overflow-softax (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 57640 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-3909 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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