4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-0042
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform OpenStack Heat Templates Arbitrary Package Installation Vulnerability
Description

OpenStack Heat Templates (heat-templates), as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, sets gpgcheck to 0 for certain templates, which disables GPG signature checking on downloaded packages and allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2014, 3:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0042 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openstack
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-0042.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0579.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat-templates/+bug/1267635
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059520
https://github.com/openstack/heat-templates/commit/65a4f8bebc72da71c616e2e378b7b1ac354db1a3 Exploit Patch

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-0042 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-0042 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2014-0042 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: setting gpgcheck=0 for signed packages OpenStack Heat Templates (heat-templates), as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, sets gpgcheck to 0 for certain templates, which disables GPG signature checking on downloaded packages and allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages via unspecified vectors.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0579 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0042 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description OpenStack Heat Templates (heat-templates), as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, sets gpgcheck to 0 for certain templates, which disables GPG signature checking on downloaded packages and allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages via unspecified vectors. CVE-2014-0042 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: setting gpgcheck=0 for signed packages
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0579 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0042 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.27443

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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