CVE-2014-6251
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an...
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by sending a mining.subscribe response with a large nonce2 length, then triggering the overflow with a mining.notify request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by sending a mining.subscribe response with a large nonce2 length, then triggering the overflow with a mining.notify request.
- Record
CVE-2014-6251- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by sending a mining.subscribe response with a large nonce2 length, then triggering the overflow with a mining.notify request.
- Record
CVE-2014-6251- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-6137 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by sending a mining.subscribe response with a large nonce2 length, then triggering the overflow with a mining.notify request.
- Record
EUVD-2014-6137- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4q7-px7p-vcmc No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an...
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by sending a mining.subscribe response with a large nonce2 length, then triggering the overflow with a mining.notify request.
- Record
GHSA-p4q7-px7p-vcmc- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-6251 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in CPUMiner before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by sending a mining.subscribe response with a large nonce2 length, then triggering the overflow with a mining.notify request.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6251- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cgminerUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.2-14.9.2-1build1 |
None known |
cgminerUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.2-1build1 |
None known |
cgminerUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.2-1build2 |
None known |
cgminerUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.2-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-6251 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Cpuminer Project Cpuminer, published October 25, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.