What is CVE-2015-0114?

CVE-2015-0114 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM I Access For Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2015-0114?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in IBM I Access For Windows

CVE-2015-0114

Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM V5R4, and IBM i Access for Windows 6.1 and 7.1.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM I Access For Windows — versions 5.4, 6.1, 7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/72914 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0114?: CVE-2015-0114 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM I Access For Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2015-0114?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.