CVE-2014-3642: Medium severity red hat cloudforms management engine 3.0.2 vulnerability

Published Apr 30, 2014
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Updated

Jan Rusnacko of Red Hat reports:

current CFME code contains dangerous send in cfme/vmdb/app/controllers/applicationcontroller/performance.rb :

747: prpt.whereclause[2] = @perfrecord.send(@perfoptions[:parent].underscore).id

This calls .send method on @perfrecord, with argument @perfoptions[:parent], which is supplied by user:

29: @perfoptions[:parent] = params[:compareto].blank? ? nil : params[:compareto] if params.haskey?(:compareto)

Other sources

vmdb/app/controllers/applicationcontroller/performance.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.1 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to an "insecure send method."

MITRE

Affected Software

6 affected components
redhat Cloudforms 3.0.1 Management Engine=5.2.1
redhat Cloudforms 3.0.2 Management Engine=5.2.2
redhat Cloudforms 3.0.3 Management Engine=5.2.3
redhat Cloudforms 3.0.4 Management Engine=5.2.4
redhat Cloudforms 3.0.5 Management Engine<=5.2.5
redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine=5.2

Event History

Apr 30, 2014
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·08:01 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 6, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3642?

CVE-2014-3642 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-3642?

To remediate CVE-2014-3642, update Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine to version 5.2.5 or later.

3

What components are affected by CVE-2014-3642?

CVE-2014-3642 affects Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, and 5.2.5.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2014-3642?

CVE-2014-3642 is a code execution vulnerability that arises from unsafe use of the send method.

5

Who reported CVE-2014-3642?

CVE-2014-3642 was reported by Jan Rusnacko of Red Hat.

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