What is CVE-2014-9773?

CVE-2014-9773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atheme, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2014-9773?

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

Vulnerability in Atheme

CVE-2014-9773

modules/chanserv/flags.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to modify the Anope FLAGS behavior by registering and dropping the (1) LIST, (2) CLEAR, or (3) MODIFY keyword nicks.

Published 2016-06-13 · 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:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Atheme
openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
openSUSE — versions 13.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/1 (mailing-list)
github.com/atheme/atheme/issues/397
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00061.html (vendor-advisory)
github.com/atheme/atheme/commit/c597156adc60a45b5f827793cd420945f47bc03b (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/2 (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9773?: CVE-2014-9773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atheme, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2014-9773?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.