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medium 6.9

CVE-2014-3486 json

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.…

published 2014-07-07 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-3493

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • cfme cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
  • cfme-lib cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
  • cfme-appliance cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
  • mingw32-cfme-host cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
  • ruby193-rubygem-actionpack cloudforms managementengine 5 1:3.2.13-8.el6cf

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0816

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3486 updated cvss 6.9

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

  • Red Hat Management Engine cfme 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf, cfme-lib 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf, cfme-appliance 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf, mingw32-cfme-host 5.2.4.2-1.el6cf, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.13-8.el6cf
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0816

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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