What is CVE-2014-0088?

CVE-2014-0088 is a vulnerability in F5 nginx, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-04-29.

Is CVE-2014-0088 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in F5 nginx

CVE-2014-0088

The SPDY implementation in the ngx_http_spdy_module module in nginx 1.5.10 before 1.5.11, when running on a 32-bit platform, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-04-29 · 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: 0.087 (95.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.087 · change: 0.000

Affected products

F5 nginx — versions 1.5.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

lukeber4/usn-search

References

mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2014/000132.html (mailing-list, Patch)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1030150 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0088?: CVE-2014-0088 is a vulnerability in F5 nginx, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-04-29.
Is CVE-2014-0088 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.