CVE-2014-3559
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 72nd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
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.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 72nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 4291 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Scored 3.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
- Authentication SingleRequires single authentication
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- securitytracker.com/id/1030664
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95098
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1002.html
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