FKIE_CVE-2014-3486

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-07-07 14:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:08
Severity
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0816.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68300
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107528
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0816.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68300
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107528
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat cloudforms_3.0_management_engine *
redhat cloudforms_3.0_management_engine 5.2
redhat cloudforms_3.0_management_engine 5.2.1
redhat cloudforms_3.0_management_engine 5.2.1.6
redhat cloudforms_3.0_management_engine 5.2.2
redhat cloudforms_3.0_management_engine 5.2.3
redhat cloudforms_3.0_management_engine 5.2.3.2
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