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CVE-2014-8119

The find_ifcfg_path function in netcf before 0.2.7 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving augeas path expressions.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from fedoraproject, from redhat, from netcf_project organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-12-29T22:29:00.473

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	7.0	Yes
Application	netcf_project	netcf	≤ 0.2.6	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156571.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157508.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157713.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2248.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78046 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172176 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://pagure.io/netcf/blob/050b05c880a6b343baf86780d94764b1aafece37/f/NEWS Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156571.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157508.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157713.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2248.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78046 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172176 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://pagure.io/netcf/blob/050b05c880a6b343baf86780d94764b1aafece37/f/NEWS Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (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 fedoraproject'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.