What is CVE-2014-6270?

CVE-2014-6270 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-09-12.

Is CVE-2014-6270 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Oracle Solaris

CVE-2014-6270

Off-by-one error in the snmpHandleUdp function in snmp_core.cc in Squid 2.x and 3.x, when an SNMP port is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP SNMP request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.233 (97.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.233 · newest: 0.233 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Solaris — versions 11.2
Squid-Cache Squid — versions 2.4.stable1, 2.4.stable2, 2.4.stable3

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95873 (vdb-entry)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-01 (vendor-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/542 (mailing-list, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/550 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2921-1 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6270?: CVE-2014-6270 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-09-12.
Is CVE-2014-6270 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.