# CVE-2014-6270: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via crafted UDP SNMP requests if the SNMP port is configured.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:** 12 Sep 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6270, GHSA-9v4x-8f3c-4hmw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6270

## What is CVE-2014-6270?

CVE-2014-6270 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 12 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Off-by-one error in the snmpHandleUdp function in snmp_core.cc in Squid 2.x and 3.x, when an SNMP port is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP SNMP request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6270?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Oracle Solaris, Squid-Cache Squid.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-6270?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-6270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris

- [CVE-2020-14871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14871/): Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS) Unspecified (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-3010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3010/): Oracle Solaris Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-46978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46978/): Missing authorization in Oracle Solaris (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-3623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3623/): Other in Solaris Operating System (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0397/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-6270 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 12 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-2014-6270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Solaris. 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-2014-6270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-6270

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