CVE-2014-6303: The Monitoring Administration pages in PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics before 7.7 do not properly detect recursion d

Q: How do I fix CVE-2014-6303?

sequence kinetics: upgrade to newer than 7.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2014-6303 being exploited?

CVE-2014-6303 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2014-6303 affect?

CVE-2014-6303 affects sequence kinetics. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). The Monitoring Administration pages in PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics before 7.7 do not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XML docume

Q: How urgent is CVE-2014-6303?

Priority 35/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0UPGRADE

CVE-2014-6303 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting sequence kinetics. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Monitoring Administration pages in PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics before 7.7 do not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 31%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-399
Published	2015-02-19
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: pnmsoft

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2015-02-19 11:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:12 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pnmsoft sequence kinetics UPGRADE

Affected: <= 7.5

Fixed in: newer than 7.5

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy sequence-kinetics || rpm -q sequence-kinetics || sequence-kinetics --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 7.5 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade sequence-kinetics

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade sequence-kinetics

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-6303?

sequence kinetics: upgrade to newer than 7.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-6303 being exploited?

CVE-2014-6303 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2014-6303 affect?

CVE-2014-6303 affects sequence kinetics. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). The Monitoring Administration pages in PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics before 7.7 do not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XML docume

How urgent is CVE-2014-6303?

Priority 35/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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