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CVE-2014-0879

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-0879 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Taskmaster Capture ActiveX control within IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture versions 8.0.1 and 8.1 prior to FP2. This critical vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors, posing a significant risk to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is easily exploitable over the network with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score indicates its potential severity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datacap_taskmaster_capture:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datacap_taskmaster_capture:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0350 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/91115
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory