CVE-2014-4650

Description

It was discovered that the CGIHTTPServer module incorrectly handled URL encoded paths. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute scripts outside of the cgi-bin directory, or disclose source of scripts in the cgi-bin directory.

Statement

This issue affects the versions of python as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 7 as well as Red Hat Software Collections. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score57.5N/A
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkN/A
Access ComplexityLowLowN/A
AuthenticationNoneNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactPartialPartialN/A
Integrity ImpactNonePartialN/A
Availability ImpactNonePartialN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-138

Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability,Other

Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Alter Execution Logic; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

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