CVE-2014-0042

Public Exploit

Description

OpenStack Heat Templates (heat-templates), as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, sets gpgcheck to 0 for certain templates, which disables GPG signature checking on downloaded packages and allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages via unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat-templates/+bug/1267635
https://github.com/openstack/heat-templates/commit/65a4f8bebc72da71c616e2e378b7b1ac354db1a3 patch exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059520
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0579.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0042?
CVE-2014-0042 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0042?
To fix CVE-2014-0042, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0042 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0042 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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