# CVE-2014-8478: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending malformed HTTP requests to Siemens SCALANCE switches.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/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:** 21 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-64rr-x6m7-wf6j

## What is CVE-2014-8478?

CVE-2014-8478 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The web server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via malformed HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8478?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Siemens Scalance X-300 Series Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-408 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-8479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8479/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8478 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8478 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2015. 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-2014-8478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-8478/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8478/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8478
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8478
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8478

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