What is CVE-2014-0486?

CVE-2014-0486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nic Knot Cms, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2014-0486?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Nic Knot Cms

CVE-2014-0486

Knot DNS before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted DNS message.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-03-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.033 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Nic Knot Cms

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

gitlab.labs.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns/issues/294 (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70097 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96185 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0486?: CVE-2014-0486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nic Knot Cms, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2014-0486?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.