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CVE-2014-8478

The web server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408...

7.8 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.20%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2014-8478
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2014-8478
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8315 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2014-8315
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64rr-x6m7-wf6j No score

The web server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408...

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.

Record
GHSA-64rr-x6m7-wf6j
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2014-8478 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Siemens Scalance X-300 Series Firmware, published January 21, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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