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CVE-2014-4615

The notifier middleware in OpenStack PyCADF 0.5.0 and earlier, Telemetry (Ceilometer) 2013.2 before 2013.2.4 and 2014.x before 2014.1.2, Neutron 2014.x before 2014.1.2 and Juno before Juno-2, and Oslo allows remote authenticated users to obtain X_AUTH_TOKEN values by reading the message queue (v2/meters/http.request).

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4615 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from redhat, from canonical, from openstack and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-08-19T18:55:02.873

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	openstack	4.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Application	openstack	neutron	2014.1	Yes
Application	openstack	neutron	2014.1.1	Yes
Application	openstack	neutron	juno1	Yes
Application	openstack	oslo	-	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	≤ 0.5.0	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.1	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.2	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.3	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.4	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.5	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.6	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.7	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.8	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.1.9	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.2	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.2.1	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.2.2	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.3	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.3.1	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.4	Yes
Application	openstack	pycadf	0.4.1	Yes
Application	openstack	telemetry_\(ceilometer\)	2013.2	Yes
Application	openstack	telemetry_\(ceilometer\)	2014.1	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1050.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60643 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60736 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60766 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/23/8 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/6 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/25/6 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68149 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2311-1 ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1050.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60643 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60736 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60766 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/23/8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/25/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68149 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2311-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.