7.8
HIGH
CVE-2014-5220
OpenSUSE mdadm Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

The mdcheck script of the mdadm package for openSUSE 13.2 prior to version 3.3.1-5.14.1 does not properly sanitize device names, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-5220 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 Opensuse opensuse
1 Mdadm_project mdadm
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-2014-5220.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910500
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00069.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-5220 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-5220 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 Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source SUSE OpenText
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenText https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00069.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910500 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00069.html
    Removed Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910500
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mdadm_project:mdadm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.1 up to (including) 5.14.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mdadm_project:mdadm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3.3
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910500 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910500 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00069.html No Types Assigned https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00069.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mdadm_project:mdadm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.1 up to (including) 5.14.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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