Is CVE-2014-0016 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-0016 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-0016?

CVE-2014-0016 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-0016?

CVE-2014-0016 has an EPSS score of 2.15% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2014-0016?

No published fix for CVE-2014-0016 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-0016

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

stunnel before 5.00, when using fork threading, does not properly update the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes subsequent children with the same process ID to use the same entropy pool and allows remote attackers to obtain private keys for EC (ECDSA) or DSA certificates.

CWE-332

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory1

stunnel.org

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-332 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-18486	High	7.2	4.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-10743	High	7.5	2.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-9057	Critical	9.8	2.0%	-	-
CVE-2019-1715	Medium	5.3	1.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-9154	High	7.5	1.5%	-	-
CVE-2014-9690	High	7.5	0.8%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.