CVE-2014-9594
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 · uneditedBuffer overflow in the SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher in SAP Kernel 7.00 32-bit and 7.40 64-bit allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to the ABAP VM, aka SAP Note 2059734.
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 · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher (Kernel 7.00 32-bit and 7.40 64-bit) allows remote authenticated users to potentially execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in the ABAP Virtual Machine component.
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= 7.00= 7.40CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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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Verify SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher is runningCheck for dispatcher process or service on the SAP system (commonly 'disp+work.exe' on Windows or 'disp+work' on Unix). Use system process listing commands or SAP management tools.Affected if The dispatcher process is active and exposed to network access.
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Identify installed SAP Kernel versionExecute SAP kernel version check command (e.g., 'disp+work -v' or check kernel patch level via SAP transaction SM51, or inspect kernel binary file version).Affected if The kernel version is exactly 7.00 or exactly 7.40.
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Confirm ABAP Virtual Machine component is loadedCheck SAP transaction SM37 or examine dispatcher logs to verify the ABAP VM (SIKERNEL or similar ABAP runtime component) is loaded and active.Affected if ABAP Virtual Machine component is loaded in the dispatcher process.
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Review dispatcher network exposureExamine SAP profile parameters (disp/max_conn, icm/host_name_list) and firewall rules to determine if dispatcher listens on accessible network interfaces.Affected if Dispatcher is bound to accessible network interfaces rather than localhost only.
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Verify authentication configurationCheck SAP login/authentication configuration (profile parameters: login/disable_multi_auth, auth/rfc_authority_check) and user access controls.Affected if Multiple or weak authentication methods are enabled allowing unauthenticated or low-privilege remote access.
You are affected if the SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher is running with Kernel version 7.00 or 7.40, the ABAP Virtual Machine is active, and the dispatcher is network-accessible to authenticated users.
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 SAP Kernel patch from SAP Note 2059734; ensure proper authentication controls are in place and restrict dispatcher access to authorized personnel only.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-9594 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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