CVE-2014-3486 (GCVE-0-2014-3486)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-07-07 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:43
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Summary
The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV2.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1082 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68300 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107528 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0816.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Date Public
2014-06-30 00:00
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