CVE-2014-8479
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408...
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via crafted FTP packets.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via crafted FTP packets.
- Record
CVE-2014-8479- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via crafted FTP packets.
- Record
CVE-2014-8479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8316 No score
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via crafted FTP packets.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8316- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrvc-mqhc-wxg7 No score
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408...
The FTP server on Siemens SCALANCE X-300 switches with firmware before 4.0 and SCALANCE X 408 switches with firmware before 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via crafted FTP packets.
- Record
GHSA-xrvc-mqhc-wxg7- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8479 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) 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 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.