# CVE-2014-2345: COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 Improper Input Validation

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 drivers by sending crafted packets, impacting industrial control system availability.

- **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:** 5 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5hg4-472x-34r4

## What is CVE-2014-2345?

CVE-2014-2345 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 NG driver (DNP3 master), published on 5 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 NG driver (DNP3 master) 7.10 and 7.11 through 7.11 SP0 build 10238 and zenon DNP3 Process Gateway (DNP3 outstation) 7.11 SP0 build 10238 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and process crash) by sending a crafted DNP3 packet over TCP.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2345?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Copadata Zenon Dnp3 Ng Driver, Copadata Zenon Dnp3 Process Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2345?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2345 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2345 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 NG driver (DNP3 master)

- [CVE-2014-2346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2346/): COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 Improper Input Validation (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2345 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2345 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 NG driver (DNP3 master), published on 5 Jun 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-2014-2345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: COPA-DATA zenon DNP3 NG driver (DNP3 master). 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-2014-2345/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2345/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2345
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2345
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2345

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2345/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.