CVE-2014-3486

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-3486
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-07-07 14:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe (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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine 5.2 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine 5.2.1 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine 5.2.1.6 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine 5.2.2 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine 5.2.3 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine 5.2.3.2 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 1107528 – CVE-2014-3486 CFME: SSH Utility insecure tmp file creation leading to code execution as root af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine CVE-2014-3486 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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