CVE-2014-1213 json
Sophos Anti-Virus engine (SAVi) before 3.50.1, as used in VDL 4.97G 9.7.x before 9.7.9, 10.0.x before 10.0.11, and 10.3.x before 10.3.1 doe…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-1294
- cvss
- 5.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Sophos Anti-Virus engine (SAVi) before 3.50.1, as used in VDL 4.97G 9.7.x before 9.7.9, 10.0.x before 10.0.11, and 10.3.x before 10.3.1 does not set an ACL for certain global and session objects, which allows local users to bypass anti-virus protection, cause a denial of service (resource consumption, CPU consumption, and eventual crash) or spoof "ready for update" messages by performing certain operations on mutexes or events including (1) DataUpdateRequest, (2) MmfMutexSAV-****, (3) MmfMutexSAV-Info, (4) ReadyForUpdateSAV-****, (5) ReadyForUpdateSAV-Info, (6) SAV-****, (7) SAV-Info, (8) StateChange, (9) SuspendedSAV-****, (10) SuspendedSAV-Info, (11) UpdateComplete, (12) UpdateMutex, (13) UpdateRequest, or (14) SophosALMonSessionInstance, as demonstrated by triggering a ReadyForUpdateSAV event and modifying the UpdateComplete, UpdateMutex, and UpdateRequest objects.
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0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- sophos.com /en-us/support/knowledgebase/2300/7200/1031/120401.aspx
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/125024/Sophos-Anti-Virus-Denial-Of-Service.html
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/530915/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2014/Feb/1
mailing-list
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osvdb.org
/102762
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id/1029713
vdb-entry
- portcullis-security.com /security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-1213/
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securityfocus.com
/bid/65286
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1213
- NVD CVE-2014-1213
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