What is CVE-2014-3979?

CVE-2014-3979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bytemark Symbiosis. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2014-3979?

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

Vulnerability in Bytemark Symbiosis

CVE-2014-3979

Bytemark Symbiosis allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted username, which triggers the firewall to blacklist the IP.

Published 2020-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bytemark Symbiosis

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/10 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/11/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/67948 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3979?: CVE-2014-3979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bytemark Symbiosis. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2014-3979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.