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CVE-2014-6283

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7 before SP122 or SP63, 15.5 before ESD#5.4, and 15.0.3 before ESD#4.4 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated database users to (1) overwrite the master encryption key or (2) trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted RPC message to the hacmpmsgxchg function, and possibly other vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-6283 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from sybase organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-10-17T23:55:03.933

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sybase	adaptive_server_enterprise	15.0.3	Yes
Application	sybase	adaptive_server_enterprise	15.5	Yes
Application	sybase	adaptive_server_enterprise	15.7	Yes

References

http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/09/cve-2014-6283-sap-ase-missing-authorization-checks-and-arbitrary-code-execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-55451 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/61238 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99935 ([email protected])
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2044220 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2014-013.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/09/cve-2014-6283-sap-ase-missing-authorization-checks-and-arbitrary-code-execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-55451 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/61238 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99935 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2044220 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2014-013.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sybase's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.