Cloudforms 3.0 Management EngineApplication · Redhat
CVE-2014-0180
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe wait_for_task function in app/controllers/application_controller.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe wait_for_task function in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine's application_controller.rb contains a logic flaw that can cause an infinite loop when triggered by remote attackers, resulting in denial of service through excessive CPU consumption.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Cloudforms 3.0 Management EngineApplication
<= 5.2.4= 5.2= 5.2.1= 5.2.1.6= 5.2.2= 5.2.3= 5.2.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine is installedRun 'rpm -qa | grep -i cloudforms' or check for ManageIQ/CloudForms installation directories on the systemAffected if The product is not Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine, then this CVE does not apply
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Determine the installed version of CloudForms Management EngineRun 'rpm -q miq || rpm -q cfme' or check the version through the web UI under the About sectionAffected if Unable to determine version - the CVE may still apply if running an unlisted version of this product
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Compare your installed version against affected versionsCheck if the installed version matches any of these: <= 5.2.4, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.6, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, or 5.2.3.2Affected if Your version matches any of the listed affected versions, indicating potential exposure to the vulnerability
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Verify the vulnerable component existsLocate the application_controller.rb file within the ManageIQ/CloudForms installation, typically under the product root directoryAffected if The file is present and contains the wait_for_task function, confirming the vulnerable code path exists in your environment
You are affected if you are running Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine with a version of 5.2 through 5.2.4 (including the specific versions listed), as this contains the vulnerable wait_for_task function that can trigger an infinite loop.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine version 5.2.4.2 or later which contains the patch for this vulnerability.
Fix this in Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0180 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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