Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-0040
OpenStack Heat Templates (heat-templates), as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, uses an HTTP connection to download (1) packages and (2) signing keys from Yum repositories, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to prevent updates via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0040
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.10%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 40 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-0040
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2014-0040
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059514
1059514 – (CVE-2014-0040) CVE-2014-0040 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: use of HTTP to download signing keys/code
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0579.html
RHSA-2014:0579 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalVendor Advisory
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https://github.com/openstack/heat-templates/commit/65a4f8bebc72da71c616e2e378b7b1ac354db1a3
Secure private repo files added to environment · openstack/heat-templates@65a4f8b · GitHubExploit;Patch
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat-templates/+bug/1267635
Bug #1267635 “security issues in heat templates” : Bugs : Heat Templates
Products affected by CVE-2014-0040
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*