CVE-2014-9472 json
The email gateway in RT (aka Request Tracker) 3.0.0 through 4.x before 4.0.23 and 4.2.x before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a de…
published 2015-03-09 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9291
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The email gateway in RT (aka Request Tracker) 3.0.0 through 4.x before 4.0.23 and 4.2.x before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted email.
Patch / fix
- request-tracker4 Debian 12 4.2.8-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9472
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9472 updated cvss 4.3
rt: denial of service flaw in email gateway
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3176
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/154047.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154213.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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blog.bestpractical.com
/2015/02/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/72832
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-9472
- NVD CVE-2014-9472
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