CVE-2014-0041 Weak cryptography in n/a
Disabling SSL verification in Yum repositories allows man-in-the-middle attackers to prevent system updates, compromising security integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0041?
CVE-2014-0041 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 2 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Heat Templates (heat-templates), as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, sets sslverify to false for certain Yum repositories, which disables SSL protection and allows man-in-the-middle attackers to prevent updates via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0041?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Openstack.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0041?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-0041 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0041 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openstack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c74h-cqh6-v99x.