# CVE-2014-2668: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Apache CouchDB by sending a crafted count parameter to the /_uuids endpoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pgjj-9j9g-vrr7, MGASA-2014-0203

## What is CVE-2014-2668?

CVE-2014-2668 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Apache CouchDB 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via the count parameter to /_uuids.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2668?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Couchdb.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2668?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-2668 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2668 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Apache CouchDB 1.5.0 - 'uuids' Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-24706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24706/): Apache CouchDB Insecure Default Initialization of Resource (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-1955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1955/): Auth bypass in Apache CouchDB (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-12635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12635/): Privilege escalation in Apache CouchDB (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-14889](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14889/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-8742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8742/): Privilege escalation in Apache CouchDB (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2668 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2668 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2668 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2014-2668/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2668/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2668
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2668
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2668

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