Uncontrolled File Write in jclouds Affects Apache Software Foundation
CVE-2014-4651

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Jclouds
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 February 2020

What is CVE-2014-4651?

The jclouds scriptbuilder Statements class contains a vulnerability that allows for the creation of temporary files in a predictable location. This flaw can be exploited by attackers to read sensitive data from these files, potentially leading to unauthorized access. Additionally, the vulnerability may be leveraged to execute a denial of service attack by flooding the system with file write attempts, further destabilizing server functionality.

Affected Version(s)

Apache jclouds Apache jclouds before 1.8.0

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/579
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https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-612
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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