CVE-2014-8170 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated users or local attackers can execute arbitrary commands via semicolon injection in Red Hat Virtualization Node configuration functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8170?
CVE-2014-8170 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ovirt_safe_delete_config in ovirtfunctions.py and other unspecified locations in ovirt-node 3.0.0-474-gb852fd7 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 do not properly quote input strings, which allows remote authenticated users and physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) in an input string.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ovirt Ovirt-Node.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-8170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw85-7r2r-g8j9.