CVE-2014-9595
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 Spool System, aka SAP Note 2061271.
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 confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher affecting Kernel 7.00 32-bit and 7.40 64-bit versions. Exploitable by remote authenticated users through unspecified vectors in the Spool System, potentially allowing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
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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Identify installed SAP Kernel versionExecute command 'sapkernel -v' or 'disp+work -v' from the SAP kernel directory, or check the 'kernel' version field in transaction SM51 (Release Notes)Affected if The installed kernel version equals exactly 7.00 or 7.40 (regardless of patch level)
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Determine kernel architecture (32-bit vs 64-bit)Check the kernel binary type using 'file disp+work' in the kernel directory, or review the installation media or system documentation for the architecture specificationAffected if Running 32-bit Kernel 7.00 or 64-bit Kernel 7.40 (both affected architectures)
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Verify Spool System is configured and activeAccess transaction SP01 or SP02 to view spool requests, or check transaction RZ20 for the 'Spool' subsystem monitoring metricsAffected if Spool System (transaction SP01/SP02) is accessible and operational on the system
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Confirm Dispatcher process is runningUse transaction SM50 to list running work processes, or run 'ps -ef | grep disp+work' at OS level to confirm the dispatcher process is activeAffected if The SAP Dispatcher process (disp+work) is running and accepting connections
A system is affected if it runs SAP Kernel 7.00 (any 32-bit build) or Kernel 7.40 (any 64-bit build) with the Spool System active and the Dispatcher 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 kernel patch referenced in SAP Note 2061271 to address the buffer overflow in the NetWeaver Dispatcher Spool System. Ensure authentication controls are enforced for all dispatcher access points.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2014-9595 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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