CVE-2014-3486

CFME: SSH Utility insecure tmp file creation leading to code execution as root

Published Jul 7, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3493 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:43 AM
Reserved
May 14, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 30, 2014, 12:00 AM