# CVE-2014-2378: Sensys Networks Traffic Sensor Download of Code Without Integrity Check

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Sensys Networks traffic sensors by providing malicious updates due to missing integrity checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2014
- **Updated:** 13 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rpj9-vvgv-g3hf

## What is CVE-2014-2378?

CVE-2014-2378 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Sensys Networks VSN240-F, published on 5 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sensys Networks VSN240-F and VSN240-T sensors VDS before 2.10.1 and TrafficDOT before 2.10.3 do not verify the integrity of downloaded updates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-494 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2378?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Sensysnetworks Trafficdot, Sensysnetworks Vds, Sensysnetworks Vsn240-F, Sensysnetworks Vsn240-T.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2378?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sensys Networks VSN240-F

- [CVE-2014-2379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2379/): Sensys Networks Traffic Sensor Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2378 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2378 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Sensys Networks VSN240-F, published on 5 Sep 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-2014-2378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sensys Networks VSN240-F. 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-2014-2378/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2378/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2378
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2378
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2378

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2378/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.