What is CVE-2014-3888?

CVE-2014-3888 is a vulnerability in Yokogawa B\/m9000cs, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-07-10.

Is CVE-2014-3888 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Yokogawa B\/m9000cs

CVE-2014-3888

Stack-based buffer overflow in BKFSim_vhfd.exe in Yokogawa CENTUM CS 1000, CENTUM CS 3000 R3.09.50 and earlier, CENTUM VP R5.03.20 and earlier, Exaopc R3.72.00 and earlier, B/M9000CS R5.05.01 and earlier, and B/M9000 VP R7.03.01 and earlier, when FCS/Test Function is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-07-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.623 (99.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.623 · newest: 0.623 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.yokogawa.com/dcs/security/ysar/YSAR-14-0002E.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34009 (exploit)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-189-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108756 (vdb-entry)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/127382/Yokogawa-CS3000-BKFSim_vhfd.exe-Buffer-Ove… (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3888?: CVE-2014-3888 is a vulnerability in Yokogawa B\/m9000cs, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-07-10.
Is CVE-2014-3888 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.