Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 Backend access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Backend. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The oVirt storage backend in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 does not wipe memory snapshots when deleting a VM, even when wipe-after-delete (WAD) is configured for the VM s disk, which allows remote authenticated users with certain credentials to read portions of the deleted VM s memory and obtain sensitive information via an uninitialized storage volume.

The weakness was released 08/06/2014 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is available at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-3559 since 05/14/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/26/2022). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79112 (RHEL 6 : rhevm (RHSA-2014:1002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95098) and Tenable (79112).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 79112
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : rhevm (RHSA-2014:1002)
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Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1002
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3559 (🔍)
X-Force: 95098
SecurityTracker: 1030664
Vulnerability Center: 46008 - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 Remote Information Disclosure via an Uninitialized Storage Volume, Medium
SecurityFocus: 69174 - oVirt Engine CVE-2014-3559 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/26/2022 14:39
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (61), 06/05/2017 10:53 (5), 03/26/2022 14:35 (4), 03/26/2022 14:39 (1)
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