KarafApplication · Apache
CVE-2014-0219
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 · uneditedApache Karaf before 4.0.10 enables a shutdown port on the loopback interface, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (shutdown) by sending a shutdown command to all listening high ports.
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 · high confidenceApache Karaf versions before 4.0.10 enable a shutdown port on the loopback interface (127.0.0.1), allowing any local user to send shutdown commands to listening high ports and cause a denial of service. This is a local privilege escalation issue where unauthenticated local users can trigger an uncontrolled service shutdown.
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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
KarafApplication
< 4.0.10CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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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Identify Apache Karaf installation and versionLocate the Karaf installation directory and check the version.properties or MANIFEST.MF file, or run 'karaf --version' if availableAffected if The installed version is below 4.0.10
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Verify if the shutdown port is listening on loopbackRun 'netstat -an | grep 127.0.0.1' or 'ss -tlnp | grep 127.0.0.1' to list ports bound to the loopback interfaceAffected if Any high-numbered ports (typically above 8000) are listening on 127.0.0.1 and are not protected by authentication
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Check Karaf configuration for shutdown port settingsInspect the etc/org.apache.karaf.shell.cfg or etc/config.properties file in the Karaf home directory for port configurationAffected if A shutdown or SSH port is configured and bound to 127.0.0.1 without authentication restrictions
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Test shutdown port accessibility from local contextAs an unprivileged local user, attempt to connect to suspected shutdown ports using telnet or netcat to 127.0.0.1Affected if The port accepts connections without requiring authentication credentials
A system is affected if Apache Karaf version is below 4.0.10 and a shutdown or management port is bound to 127.0.0.1 and accessible to local unprivileged users.
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 data4.0.10
Upgrade Apache Karaf to version 4.0.10 or later, which addresses the shutdown port exposure. If immediate upgrading is not feasible, firewall the affected high ports from local unprivileged users.
Fix this in Karaf
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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