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CVE-2014-8479

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via crafted FTP packets.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
1.5% (74th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-8316)
Published
January 21, 2015
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8316 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • siemens / scalance x-300
  • siemens / scalance x-300 series firmware
  • siemens / scalance x-300eec
  • siemens / scalance x-300poe
  • siemens / scalance x-408
  • siemens / scalance x-408 firmware
  • siemens / scalance xr-300
  • siemens / scalance xr-300eec
  • siemens / scalance xr-300poe

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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