CVE-2014-3486
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 (cfme) | RHSA-2014:0816 | 2014-06-30 |
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Kurt Seifried of Red Hat Product Security.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation