CVE-2014-0441
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.52 and 8.53 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Integration Broker.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.52 and 8.53 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Integration Broker. The vulnerability has a CVSS base score of 5 (Medium), indicating a moderate risk of denial-of-service impact on the Integration Broker service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.52= 8.53CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PeopleTools versionAccess PeopleSoft Application Designer or use the version lookup in PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture. Navigate to PeopleTools > Utilities > About or check the PSVERSION system table.Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.52 or exactly 8.53
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Confirm Integration Broker is configuredLog into PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture and navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Service. Alternatively, check if the IB_* related system tables contain active service definitions.Affected if Integration Broker has active service definitions or has been configured for messaging
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Verify Integration Broker is enabledNavigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Configuration > Service Configuration and check if the service is enabled. Also check the IBConfiguration settings in the application server configuration.Affected if Integration Broker status shows as Enabled or Active
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Check Integration Broker network exposureReview web server and Load balancer configurations to identify if Integration Broker SOAP/HTTP endpoints (typically on port 80/443 or custom IB ports) are exposed to untrusted networks. Check PeopleSoft's web profile settings for IB routing.Affected if Integration Broker endpoints are accessible from external or untrusted networks without proper filtering
A user is affected if they have PeopleTools version 8.52 or 8.53 with Integration Broker enabled and exposed on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2014 that addresses CVE-2014-0441, or upgrade PeopleTools to a patched version. Additionally, restrict network access to Integration Broker endpoints and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0441 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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