# CVE-2014-0761: CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway Improper Input Validation

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service in CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateways via crafted TCP packets, impacting industrial operations.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 19 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-76hc-gmv9-qrm2

## What is CVE-2014-0761?

CVE-2014-0761 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway, published on 28 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The DNP3 driver in CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or process crash) via a crafted TCP packet.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0761?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qeiinc Epaq-9410 Substation Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0761 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway

- [CVE-2014-0762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0762/): CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway Improper Input Validation (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0761 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0761 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway, published on 28 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0761/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0761/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0761
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0761
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0761

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0761/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.