CVE-2014-3632

openstack-neutron: regression of fix for CVE-2013-6433

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The default configuration in a sudoers file in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2014.1.2-4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Open Stack Platform 5.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2013-6433 regression.

La configuración por defecto en un fichero sudoers en el paquete Red Hat openstack-neutron anterior a 2014.1.2-4, utilizado en Red Hat Enterprise Linux Open Stack Platform 5.0 para Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, permite a atacantes remotos ganar privilegios a través de un fichero de configuración manipulado. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad existe debido a una regresión de CVE-2013-6433.

It was discovered that the openstack-neutron package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Open Stack Platform 5.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 was released with a sudoers file containing a configuration error. This error caused OpenStack Networking to be vulnerable to the CVE-2013-6433 issue.

OpenStack Networking is a pluggable, scalable, and API-driven system that provisions networking services to virtual machines. Its main function is to manage connectivity to and from virtual machines. As of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, 'neutron' replaces 'quantum' as the core component of OpenStack Networking. It was discovered that the openstack-neutron package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Open Stack Platform 5.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 was released with a sudoers file containing a configuration error. This error caused OpenStack Networking to be vulnerable to the CVE-2013-6433 issue.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
2014-09-30 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1339.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3632	2014-09-30
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140949	2014-09-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Neutron Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Neutron"				>= 2014.1 <= 2014.1.2 Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Neutron" and version " >= 2014.1 <= 2014.1.2"		-		Affected