CVE-2014-2541
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 Rendezvous Daemon (rvd), Rendezvous Routing Daemon (rvrd), Rendezvous Secure Daemon (rvsd), and Rendezvous Secure Routing Daemon (rvsrd) in TIBCO Rendezvous before 8.4.2, Messaging Appliance before 8.7.1, and Substation ES before 2.8.1 do not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify transmitted information 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 confidenceMultiple TIBCO Rendezvous daemon components (rvd, rvrd, rvsd, rvsrd) fail to properly implement access control mechanisms. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information or modify transmitted messages via unspecified vectors.
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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<= 8.4.1= 7.4.11= 7.5.1= 7.5.2= 7.5.3= 7.5.4= 8.2.1= 8.3.0= 8.3.1= 8.10<= 2.8.0<= 8.7.0CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 TIBCO Rendezvous installationLocate the TIBCO Rendezvous installation directory. Common paths include /opt/tibco/rv/ or C:\tibco\rv\. Check for the 'rvd' binary or the presence of tibrv.jar version files.Affected if TIBCO Rendezvous or related product is installed and version matches the affected list (7.4.11, 7.5.x series, 8.2.1, 8.3.0, 8.3.1, 8.4.1 or earlier, 8.10)
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Determine installed versionRun 'tibrvversion' command if available, or check version files in the installation directory (such as version.txt or manifest files). For Messaging Appliance, check the appliance firmware version.Affected if Installed version is <= 8.4.1 for Rendezvous, <= 2.8.0 for Substation ES, or <= 8.7.0 for Messaging Appliance
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Identify running vulnerable daemon processesUse system process listing (ps aux on Linux/Unix, Task Manager on Windows) to check if any of these daemons are running: rvd, rvrd, rvsd, rvsrd. These are the specific components with the access control flaw.Affected if Any of the daemons rvd, rvrd, rvsd, or rvsrd are running on an affected version
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Verify network exposure of Rendezvous portsCheck which network ports the TIBCO Rendezvous processes are listening on (using netstat or ss). Default ports include 7500-7505 for rv. Determine if these ports are exposed to untrusted networks.Affected if Rendezvous daemon ports are accessible from untrusted network segments or the internet
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Check for access control configuration filesInspect the Rendezvous configuration for access control settings. Look for configuration files in the rv directory such as rvauth.dat, rvauthd.dat, or similar access control configurations that may be present or missing.Affected if Access control is not properly configured, or the configuration files are absent or misconfigured on affected versions
You are affected if TIBCO Rendezvous (versions <= 8.4.1, or specific versions 7.4.11, 7.5.1-7.5.4, 8.2.1, 8.3.0-8.3.1, 8.10), Substation ES <= 2.8.0, or Messaging Appliance <= 8.7.0 is installed with any of the daemons rvd, rvrd, rvsd, or rvsrd running and accessible on the network.
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 TIBCO Rendezvous to version 8.4.2 or later, Messaging Appliance to 8.7.1 or later, and Substation ES to 2.8.1 or later. Additionally, restrict network exposure of Rendezvous ports to trusted systems only.
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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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