CVE-2014-3712 (GCVE-0-2014-3712)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-11-03 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Katello allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via the (1) mode parameter in the setup_utils function in content_search_controller.rb or (2) action parameter in the respond function in api/api_controller.rb in app/controllers/katello/, which is passed to the to_sym method.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70707 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155708 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/419 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2014-10-22 00:00
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