CVE-2014-5508 — Multiple integer overflows in the HelpServ module (mod-helpserv.c) in srvx 1.3.1 allow remote authenticated IRCops or HelpServ bot managers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large value in the EmptyInterval parameter or certain other interval configurations

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Multiple integer overflows in the HelpServ module (mod-helpserv.c) in srvx 1.3.1 allow remote authenticated IRCops or HelpServ bot managers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large value in the EmptyInterval parameter or certain other interval configurations

Published Sep 5, 2014

3.5

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.10%

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the HelpServ module (mod-helpserv.c) in srvx 1.3.1 allow remote authenticated IRCops or HelpServ bot managers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large value in the EmptyInterval parameter or certain other interval configurations.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.10% 0.01102

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01102

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.10% (0.01102)	64.48th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.10% (0.01102)	61.30th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.41% (0.00406)	59.00th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.33% (0.00329)	71.82th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.33% (0.00329)	70.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.33% (0.00329)	66.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.06% (0.01061)	52.82th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 19, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	51.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	49.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	28.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-189

References (3)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/28/5
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/30/1
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69454
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/28/5		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/30/1		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69454		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 5, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 28, 2014

Link CVE-2014-5508

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-5508

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-5508