What is CVE-2014-0001?

CVE-2014-0001 is a vulnerability in Mariadb, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-31.

Is CVE-2014-0001 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Mariadb

CVE-2014-0001

Buffer overflow in client/mysql.cc in Oracle MySQL and MariaDB before 5.5.35 allows remote database servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long server version string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-01-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.064 (93.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.064 · newest: 0.064 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mariadb
Oracle MySQL — versions 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1029708 (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/52161 (third-party-advisory)
bazaar.launchpad.net/~maria-captains/maria/5.5/revision/2502.565.64 (Not Applicable)
www.osvdb.org/102714 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0186.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/65298 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90901 (vdb-entry)
osvdb.org/102713 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0173.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0001?: CVE-2014-0001 is a vulnerability in Mariadb, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-31.
Is CVE-2014-0001 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.